{"id":13411,"date":"2025-09-30T14:50:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T14:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=13411"},"modified":"2025-09-30T14:50:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T14:50:53","slug":"govt-approves-ghc5-daily-feeding-for-inmates-prisons-dg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=13411","title":{"rendered":"Govt approves GHC5 daily feeding for inmates \u2013 Prisons DG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"439\">The Director-General of Prisons Service, Mrs. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie (ESQ), has disclosed that the Mahama government has approved an upward adjustment of\u00a0<strong data-start=\"370\" data-end=\"395\">GHC5 per inmate daily<\/strong>, though the funds are yet to be released.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"441\" data-end=\"602\">She revealed that until recently, prison authorities were managing just\u00a0<strong data-start=\"513\" data-end=\"532\">GHC1.80 per day<\/strong>\u00a0to feed each inmate, an amount she described as grossly inadequate.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"604\" data-end=\"704\">Mrs. Baffoe-Bonnie cautioned that poor feeding remains a major cause of unrest in Ghana\u2019s prisons.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"706\" data-end=\"1009\">Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee on Tuesday, September 30, she said, \u201cOnce the feeding is wrong, it has ripple effects on health and every other thing; we are working assiduously to ensure the rules change. We are hopeful the GHC5 a day will be increased in the course of 2026 to reflect the feeding regime for a disgruntled adult, an angry adult behind bars,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_ad jeg_ad_article jnews_content_inline_2_ads  \">\n<div class=\"ads-wrapper align-center \">\n<div class=\"ads_shortcode\">\n<div class=\"a-single a-10\">She explained that prison authorities currently rely on their own gardens, a small fish pond, and donations from churches to supplement food supplies.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1165\" data-end=\"1264\">According to her, inadequate feeding often sparks riots, putting prison officers at serious risk.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1266\" data-end=\"1696\">\u201cWe have to note on this platform that one of the things that is giving cause for inmates to riot is food. And so, we do everything within our means to ensure that as much as possible, we\u2019re containing the inmates without the riots.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1266\" data-end=\"1696\">\u201cBecause if there are any riots, the poor prison officer becomes the first point of attack before any intervention. I want to say that beyond the feeding, there are also challenges,\u201d she stressed.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1698\" data-end=\"1873\">Beyond the issue of feeding, Mrs. Baffoe-Bonnie called for broader reforms to improve prison conditions and emphasised that inmate welfare is essential to national security.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1875\" data-end=\"2090\">\u201cIf we want to have serious public safety in this country, we have to prioritise the needs of prisoners. Because they\u2019re part of us, they will be with us, and we don\u2019t know who will be our next guest,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Director-General of Prisons Service, Mrs. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie (ESQ), has disclosed that the Mahama government has approved an upward adjustment of\u00a0GHC5 per inmate daily, though the funds are yet to be released. She revealed that until recently, prison authorities were managing just\u00a0GHC1.80 per day\u00a0to feed each inmate, an amount she described as grossly inadequate. 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