Three Members of the Ghana chapter of Prison Fellowship will join 180 delegates from 95 countries in Johannesburg, South Africa for its International Council Meeting.
A statement issued in Accra said Mr Joe Hyde, Chairman of the Ghana Chapter, Peter Aryee, Board Member and Mrs Irene Kujoe, a Volunteer would represent Ghana at the three-day session which would discuss issues related to criminal justice reform, including the plight of children in prison.
It said the Fellowship’s key concern was juvenile offenders, who were frequently incarcerated in the same cells with adult prisoners and children imprisoned with their parents. “Both groups are at great risk of physical and sexual abuse in the general prison population.”
“Amid the growing challenges being faced in criminal justice systems throughout Africa and the world, we look to South Africa for church and community participation in caring for prisoners, ex-prisoners, families and victims, Ron Nikkel, International Fellowship President said.
The Fellowship has taken a leading role in mobilising and training community volunteers and implementing victim-offender reconciliation project.
With more than 100,000 volunteers worldwide working through 88 national ministries, the fellowship is the largest criminal justice ministry movement in the world.
Its global mission is to serve and provide spiritual care for prisoners, ex-prisoners, victims and their families.
Source: GhanaWeb
