Crime Check Foundation, CCF, has officially begun the screening of Life in Prison Documentaries in second cycle institutions across the country to deter crime among students, with Odorgonor Senior High School in the Ga central District of Greater Accra, being the first government secondary school to benefit from the crime prevention campaign.
The initiative, according to Ambassador Extraordinaire of Prisons and Executive Director of CCF, Ibrahim Oppong Kwarteng is one of the most effective ways of significantly reducing crime in schools. The prison documentary campaign in second cycle institutions, which has been approved by the Ghana Education Service, GES, comes after the launch of the National Stop Crime Campaign by the Foundation.
The documentaries involve prisoners from various crime categories, confessing to their crimes in congested prison settings, the harm they have caused society, themselves, their families, and above all, advising the youth to stay away from crime. Over 2,684 students of Odorgonor SHS who watched the documentary could not control their emotions after coming face to face with the reality of prison life. They were shocked to see other students in prison cautioning them on the dangers of crime.
The Headmistress of the school, Dr. Mrs. Shine Ofori said the initiative will not only reduce crime among students, but also address insubordination and other vices perpetrated by students. He urged the Foundation to do all it can to quickly reach out to all secondary schools across the country. She thanked the GES for collaborating with the Prisons Ambassador Extraordinaire to roll out the programme.
Mr Kwarteng made a passionate appeal to government, corporate bodies and other organisations to support the Foundation to enable it reach out to many schools across the country with its prison documentary campaign.
By: Albert David Quainoo // www.dailyviewgh.com
