The Ministry of the Interior has declared that inmates exhibiting good conduct under a new educational and production initiative within prisons may qualify for sentence reductions.
As stated by Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, this program is part of the government’s extensive strategy to enhance rehabilitation, skill acquisition, and productive involvement for inmates, while also fostering local production and education.
This initiative, established through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Education, will see inmates engaged in the production of school furniture, uniforms, and sanitary pads for public schools throughout Ghana.
During the MoU signing on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, Minister of the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, clarified that the anticipated sentence reductions will be implemented through provisions in the Community Service Bill currently under consideration by Parliament.
“Our aim, through the Community Service Bill that we have submitted to Parliament, is to ensure that if you behave well and work in the industries within the prisons for one year, your prison term will be shortened by three months. Therefore, instead of serving one year, you will only serve nine months,” he stated.
