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The Interior Ministry has announced plans to introduce telecom services in some selected prisons across the country.
According to the sector minister, Mark Woyongo, the move will facilitate communication between inmates and their relatives, as well as their legal counsels.
The Ghana Prisons Service, which is expected to reform and rehabilitate prisoners to ensure their welfare, has been plagued with several challenges including issues of overcrowding, inaccessibility to legal services, among others.
The state and civil society organisations have often come to the aid of inmates of these prisons, but more needs to be done.
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Meanwhile, Mark Woyongo has said, the new technology, which comes at no cost to government is currently on a pilot basis and will be closely monitored.