Borstal Institute for Juveniles

Borstal Institute for juveniles
Agency overview
Senior Correctional Centre
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 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]

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. Retrieved 7 May 2011.

Ministries and Agencies in Ghana

Ministry of Interior	Ghana National Fire and Rescue Service Narcotics Control Board Borstal Institute for Juveniles Ghana Prisons Service Ghana Immigration Service Refugee Board Ministry of Tourism National Disaster Management Organization Ghana Police Service Ministry of Education National Accreditation Board Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs

Ministry of Youth and Sports	National Youth Authority (Ghana) National Youth Employment Program National Service Secretariat (Ghana)

Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning	Ghana Statistical Service SSNIT Value Added Tax Service Internal Revenue Service Chartered Institute of Taxation Ghana Revenue Authority Customs Excise and Preventive Service

Ministry of Trade and Industry	Ghana Standards Board The Institute of Economic Affairs

Ministry of Health	Ghana Health Service Insurance Scheme (NHIS)

Ministry of Communication and Technology	National Information Technology Agency Ghana Space Science and Technology Centre Ghana Open Data Initiative Council for Scientific and Industrial Research National Media Commission

Ministry of Defence	Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) Ghana Armed Forces Ghana Nuclear Society

Ministry of Transport	Ghana Civil Aviation Authority GRC DVLA Ghana Highway Authority Ministry of Roads and Highways

Ministry of Energy	Ghana National Petroleum Corporation Volta River Authority GAEC

Ministry of Food and Agriculture	Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA)

Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation	Environment and Natural Resources Advisory Council Environmental Protection Agency

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Borstal Institute for Juveniles

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