| Senior Correctional Centre | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 2007 |
| Jurisdiction | Republic of Ghana |
| Headquarters |  Ghana |
| Parent agency | Ghana Prisons Service |
| Website | Official 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
- ↑ "Ghana Prison Service to change name". news.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ↑ "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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