The Royal Bank cleans the Senior Correctional Centre

The Royal Bank Foundation (TRF), has presented items worth GH? 10,000.00 to the Senior Correctional Centre (SCC) in Accra.

The items include paints, detergents, toiletries, brushes, rakes and other cleaning materials.

Dr Kwame Amoah Baah-Nuakoh, the Head of Strategic Planning, Research and Corporate Affairs, presenting the items, said it formed part of the Bank's social corporate responsibility.

He said the items donated to the SCC was meant for the painting of the inmates dormitories to beautify the Centre

He said the main objectives of the foundation were to give back to society with the focus on health, sanitation and water, education and support for culture and sport.

He said the Bank decided to visit the Centre to interact with inmates and staff and support in cleaning their environment.

Sergeant Francis Abomadzi, Assistant Greater Accra PRO, Ghana Prison Service, briefing the staff and management of the bank said the Centre now has about 126 inmates, who were only males.

He said the Centre, once known as the Ghana Borstal Institute is intended to transform persons under 18 years, who have been convicted of criminal or civil offences.

He said when the inmates come to the Centre, they are equipped with skills training of their choice and formal education, where those who demonstrate considerable level of intelligence were given the opportunity to write the BECE.

He, further said, those who pass the BECE are enrolled into the senior high schools, technical or vocational schools to continue with formal education.

Sergeant Abomadzi said the purpose of these programmes was for them to acquire a trade and classroom knowledge to enable them to integrate back into society.

He said the centre also has a counselling unit that offers regular counsel sessions for the inmates.

He said resources and materials were needed for those under-going skills training at the technical and vocational levels, saying that, government’s subvention to the centre was woefully inadequate.

Sergeant Abomadzi said each inmate lives on GH?1.80 daily, adding that, the lack of funds was a major constraint facing the centre.

He expressed worry over the infrastructure problems facing the centre.

The centre, which was established on May 18, 1947, as a juvenile institution with the aim of preventing juvenile offenders from a wasted way of life, had been relying on the support of individuals and corporate institution for its operations.