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How can Rotary support better outcomes for prisoners in the Sunyani Prison?
How can Rotary support better outcomes for prisoners in the Sunyani Prison?
Collect better baseline data on the Sunyani prison to support future programs and make recommendations?
What research exists establishing relevant factors in a general prison context (globally)?
Pre-country - team research
What information specific to Ghana is relevant?
What information would someone need to know develop an effective program in the Sunyani prison?
Is that information available?
What information specific to Sunyani is relevant?
What are the barriers to collecting data?
Lack of time to build relationships?
Access to prisoners/guard
Current
Ongoing
Access to already collected information?
Access to non-prison based relevant data
How do we determine whether data is accurate?
Create new Initiatives?
What resources exist?
Financial resources?
Rotary grants?
Network of Rotary members
NGOs
What effectives programs do other prisons have that Sunyani does not have?
Possible programs
Legal assistance?
Education
Meetings with layers
Vocational Program?
Prisoner profile and resource link (and tracking) to create more predictive data of what was successful, which programs worked, what pre-support are needed to see success
Borrow successful initiatives from other Ghana prisons
What gaps currently exist?
Stakeholder priorities?
Community?
Rotary members?
Guards?
Policy makers? Politicians?
Prisoners?
Prisoner families?
Improve current initiatives?
Supplement or support Government programs?
Provide raw materials for programs that have other supports?
Fit within the national strategic plan?
Align Rotary programs with strategic plans so they can have access to possible funding sources?
Improve current Rotary programs?
Fumigation?
Could they expand this to look at other parts of sanitation?
Medical Screening?
Vocational Rehabilitation?
Expand sewing project to local contract - lead to jobs upon release?
Educational Program?
More formal program for intersted inmates?
Legal/Justice
Laws which exist (or do not)
Which laws are enforced (or not)
Remand, tracking, parole
Nature and severity of punishment
Resource constraint
Sunyani Prison Specifics
Building
Water/ Food
Hospitality
Overcrowding
Sanitation
Space for programming
Staffing
Vocational skills
Capacity for running programs other than just guarding prisons
Motivation
health care
Access
Efficacy
Compliance
Programming Opportunties
Vocational Rehabilitation
Education (JH/HS)
Mental Health
Economic
Access to Capital
Industries
Employment Opportuntieis
Skills gap
Government
In prison
Prison Budget
Grants available
Public resources (post release)
Programs
Prevention/education re criminality
Cultural
Role of family (patriarchial)
Role of religion
Emphasis on punishment/retribution (versus rehabilitation)
Stigma
Prisoners
Demographics
Education/skills
Home town/city
Family
Motivation
Religion
Interests
Urban versus rural
Education
Primary and secondary
Post secondary
Attitudes and value
Funding
Family barriers (childcare)
Housing
Improve the facilities?
Expand the space?
Improve santation?
Improve the quality?
Improve availability?
Improve food programs?
Improve the quality of food?
Increase the amount of food?
Consistent availability of Water
Infrastructure?
Health?
Medical screening?
Education?
Treat?
Preventative care?
HYPOTHESIS:
There is some sort of opportunity for vocational training, which would help facilitate/support employment for prisoners after leaving prisons.