{
  "id": 17251570,
  "title": "Vice President urges newly commissioned prison officers to uphold discipline and professionalism",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/vice-president-urges-newly-commissioned-prison-officers-to-uphold",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T16:22:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/vice-president-urges-newly-commissioned-prison-officers-to-uphold-discipline-and-professionalism/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, the Vice President of Ghana, addressed newly commissioned officers of the Ghana Prisons Service at a graduation ceremony held at the Prison Officers Training School in Fumso, Ashanti Region. She emphasized the importance of discipline, hard work, and professionalism in their duties, stressing that humane treatment of inmates was not merely an option but a constitutional obligation and a core responsibility of the Service.\n\nThe Vice President commended the officers for successfully completing their training and reaffirmed the government's commitment to enhancing staff welfare and conditions of service. She highlighted the government's efforts to address overcrowding in Ghana's prisons, noting that the passage of the Community Service Act would contribute to decongestion by promoting non-custodial sentencing.\n\nFurthermore, Professor Opoku-Agyemang disclosed that the government had provided tractors, fertilizers, and other farming inputs to support agricultural activities within the prisons, demonstrating the commitment to improving the living conditions of inmates and promoting skill development through alternative means.",
  "summary": "The Vice President, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has urged newly commissioned officers of the Ghana Prisons Service to demonstrate discipline, hard work and professionalism in the discharge of their duties.",
  "key_points": [
    "Emphasized discipline, hard work, and professionalism as core responsibilities.",
    "Government committed to improving prison conditions and inmate welfare."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}