Ghana Library Authority donates books to Nsawam Prison

April 28, 2026

For inmates at the Nsawam Medium Security Prison, a classroom exists within the walls, and the Ghana Library Authority wants to make sure it has everything it needs.

A group of five individuals seated on couches in an indoor setting, with a laptop on a table in front of them.

A delegation from the Authority paid a working visit to the prison’s Education Unit this week, arriving with books and reading materials for inmate students and a message that incarceration need not mean the end of personal growth. Officials from the Authority’s Eastern Regional office joined the engagement, which centred on the Reformers School, an education initiative operating within the correctional facility.

Group of people walking through a compound, including officials in uniform and visitors, with a building and fence in the background.

The delegation was led by Executive Director Alhassan Ziblim, accompanied by Deputy Executive Director Israel Yao Dzantor, Eastern Regional Director Evans Korletey-Tene, Head of Legal Naana Nsafoa, and Nsawam Adoagyiri Municipal Librarian Selina Osei Duku.

A group of individuals engaged in discussion in a room, with two uniformed officers present. There is a whiteboard with notes visible in the background.

Beyond dropping off materials, the team sat with inmates in an interactive session built around reading culture and the role education plays in rehabilitation, the idea being that what happens in that classroom could determine what happens long after the prison gates open.

Ziblim spoke warmly of what he encountered, describing the Reformers School as a significant achievement for both the Ghana Prisons Service and the inmates themselves. He pledged further support, including three laptop computers to strengthen teaching and learning, and called on prison management to deepen its working relationship with the Authority to keep the momentum going.

A group of officials, including a uniformed officer, engaged in discussion inside an office setting, with military personnel present in the background.

Headteacher of the Reformers School, Martin Osei, welcomed the gesture and used the occasion to flag an immediate need: exercise books for students, a small but telling reminder that even the most basic educational tools remain scarce within the facility.

Receiving the items on behalf of Eastern Regional Commander Patrick Thomas Seidu were Deputy Director of Prisons Samuel Adzewodah and Chief Superintendent Paul Nuobepuor, both of whom commended the Authority for its sustained investment in prison education.

A group of people, including uniformed personnel and civilians, gathered around stacked boxes containing educational materials. They are posing for a photo in an outdoor setting.

It is the kind of visit that rarely makes headlines, but for the men studying inside Nsawam’s walls, a shelf of new books and the promise of three laptops may represent something far larger than the donation itself.

Source: myjoyonline.com