Borstal Institute for Juveniles

Borstal Institute for juveniles
Senior Correctional Centre
Agency overview
Formed2007
JurisdictionRepublic of Ghana
Headquarters Ghana
Parent agencyGhana Prisons Service
WebsiteOfficial Website

The Borstal Institute for juveniles now called The Senior Correctional Centre[1] is a juvenile correction institute under the Ghana Prisons Service (GPS).

The centre is a correction centre for people who are under 18 years old and have been convicted of criminal or civil offenses. The period that a convict spends in the centre is aimed at reforming him or her so they can fit into society easily after their stay at the centre.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ghana Prison Service to change name". news.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 7 May 2011.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Officials bemoan neglect of inmates at Borstal Institute". news.myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2011.


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