Prisons Service gets new boss

President John Dramani Mahama upon recommendation of the Prisons Service Council has appointed Emmanuel Yao Adzator as the acting Director General of the Ghana Prisons Service.

Until his appointment, which took effect from Monday, February 1, Mr Adzator was the Deputy Director General in charge of Finance and Administration.

He replaces Matilda Baffour-Awuah, who proceeds on retirement.

A statement issued by the Chief Public Relations Officer, DSP Vitalis Aiyeh, said the acting Director-General is a product of Kpando Secondary School and holds a Degree in Psychology from the University of Ghana.

He has also studied Human Resource Management at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, and attended several capacity Training Courses both home and abroad.

Mr. Adzator has also undertaken several training and leadership programs in Correctional Administration, and has been trained at the Evidenced Based Strategy and Tactics for successful Correctional Reforms, Re-Entry and Reintegration in Joyfields Training Institute-Las Vegas,Navada USA , also, he trained in New Approaches to Psychological Services in Correctional Institutions, at the Galilee College, Israel: as well as in Advanced Prisons Management, at the Galilee Management Institute, Israel.

He has also participated in several Correctional Management Conferences at the international level.

He was enlisted into the Ghana Prisons Service in April 1989.

Mr Adzator has held several key positions notably, Deputy Director-General of Prisons in charge of Finance and Administration, Director of Prisons in charge of Operations and Acting Director of Prisons Administration..

Other positions he has held are Regional Commander, Ashanti Region, Second- in-Command, Medium Security Prisons, Nsawam, Officer-In Charge Obuasi Local Prisons.

He was the General Staff Officer as well as the Criminal Records officer at the Prisons Headquarters.

Mr Adzator has served with the United Nations Mission in Darfur, (UNAMID) as a Corrections Advisor to the National Prisons Service at El Fasher-Darfur Sudan.