Joseph Otsibah 
President John Dramani Mahama has commissioned a newly constructed 260-capacity Skills Acquisition, Vocational and Reformation Camp Prison at Damongo in the Savannah Region—an ultra-modern facility fully funded, built, and furnished by The Church of Pentecost for the Ghana Prisons Service.
The facility, inaugurated on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, is the third correctional centre constructed by the Church under its flagship Safety and Security Project, aimed at supporting national security reforms and strengthening Ghana’s correctional system.
The Damongo Camp Prison features inmate dormitory blocks, a fully equipped skills-training centre (carpentry and tailoring), an administration block, a chapel that doubles as a classroom, a kitchen, a dining hall, a laundry, an infirmary, a visitors’ lounge, CCTV security systems, recreational facilities, and two mechanized boreholes, among other auxiliary amenities.
In his keynote address, President Mahama commended The Church of Pentecost for its faith in humanity and sustained investment in prisoner reformation. He also highlighted ongoing government reforms in the prisons sector, including the expansion of existing facilities, review of bail conditions to reduce the burden on the poor, the introduction of a parole system, and completion of the 800-capacity reform facility at Nsawam.
The Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service, Mrs. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie (Esq.), described the Damongo facility as “a centre for rehabilitation, productivity and renewal, where lives once written off are given the tools and dignity to begin anew.”
Minister for the Interior, Hon. Muntaka Mubarak, praised The Church of Pentecost as “a formidable partner in nation-building,” noting that the Damongo Camp Prison stands as “a beacon of hope and a testament to the power of partnership.”
Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Dr. Eric Nyamekye, said the initiative reflects the Church’s practical contribution to Ghana’s socio-economic development and national transformation agenda, stressing that the mandate of the Church extends beyond spiritual evangelism to holistic human development.
He noted that Ghana’s prison overcrowding rate has reduced from 50.43% in 2018 to 38% — a progress partly attributed to the Church’s earlier interventions, including similar camp prisons in Ejura and Nsawam, and the payment of fines for petty offenders with default warrants.
Apostle Nyamekye further revealed that construction of a fourth facility in Obuasi in the Ashanti Region is far advanced. He also reaffirmed the Church’s commitment to supporting the State in critical areas such as security, education, health, and water provision, noting that the Church currently operates 12 health facilities, 109 schools, and has constructed 239 mechanised boreholes for deprived communities nationwide.
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