Mr. Isaac Kofi Egyir who is currently the Director of Prisons in charge of Operations at the Ghana Prisons Service, after a decongestion exercise at the Prisons Headquarters in Accra and James Camp Prison mentioned that as part of the country’s efforts in preventing the spread of the disease in Ghana prisons, it would also be appropriate if non-custodial sentencing is being practiced to enable physical distancing to prevent the spread of Covid-19 among inmates.
“We at the Ghana Prisons Service have been strong advocates the quick passage of law that will regulate non-custodial sentences and I think this is the right time we all put our hands together to get it passed as quickly as possible to save the situation,” Mr Egyir told journalists on Thursday
Over the years Amnesty International Ghana, the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) and other organizations in Ghana have called on the government severally on considering non-custodial sentencing for persons who commit petty offences in order to improve prison conditions and dignity of inmates in the country.
