The prison’s chaplaincy unit says the October sessions were meant to lift both inmates and staff, and to close the gap between senior and junior officers.
Inmates and officers at the Nsawam Female Prison took part in a three-day revival organised by the facility's Chaplaincy Unit, with sessions built around the subject of prayer.
The programme ran from October 13 to 15, 2026. Ghanaian Times reports that the theme centred on prayer and how to pray effectively, with teaching sessions spread across the three days.
Who led the sessions
Elder Kwame Frimpong of The Church of Pentecost, Nsawam, was the guest minister. He led the teaching across the programme, and the Chaplaincy Unit said both officers and inmates followed the sessions closely.
The final day dealt with what organisers described as breaking family altars, a teaching focused on overcoming negative generational patterns. The theme is a familiar one in many Ghanaian Pentecostal and charismatic churches, where believers are taught to pray against inherited spiritual burdens.
According to the Chaplaincy Unit, turnout was high and participants took part actively in all the sessions.
A breakfast to close
The revival ended with a fellowship breakfast hosted by the Acting Officer-in-Charge of the facility, Assistant Director of Prisons (ADP) Matilda Nyampong. The meal brought senior and junior officers together, and the Chaplaincy Unit framed it as a moment of bonding and appreciation among staff.
That detail points to the second aim of the programme. The unit said the revival served a double purpose: spiritual renewal for inmates and staff, and stronger working relationships between officers of different ranks.
Why chaplaincy work matters in Ghana's prisons
The Ghana Prisons Service is a state institution responsible for the custody and reformation of convicted persons and remand prisoners. Chaplaincy units attached to individual facilities handle the religious and pastoral side of that reformation work, usually in partnership with churches and other faith groups in the surrounding community. The Church of Pentecost's involvement at Nsawam fits that pattern.
Nsawam, in the Eastern Region, hosts one of Ghana's best-known prison complexes. The female prison is a separate facility within that wider setting.
For Ghanaians abroad who support prison ministry, education or welfare projects back home, programmes of this kind are one of the main channels through which outside groups reach inmates. Religious bodies are often the most consistent external presence in Ghanaian correctional facilities.
The Chaplaincy Unit has not announced a date for a follow-up programme.
