Article 209 - Regional Prisons Committees

(1) There shall be established for each region a Regional Prisons Committee which shall consist of—

(a) the Minister of State appointed for the region, who shall be chairman;

(b) the most senior member of the Prisons Service in the region;

(c) a representative of the Attorney-General;

(d) a lawyer practising in the region nominated by the Ghana Bar Association;

(e) the Regional Director of Health Services;

(f) a medical practitioner in the region nominated by the Ghana Medical Association;

(g) the Regional Director of Social Welfare;

(h) a representative of the Regional House of Chiefs;

(i) representative of such religious bodies as the Regional Minister may deem fit to appoint.

(2) A Regional Prisons Committee shall advise the Prisons Service Council and the Director-General of the Prisons Service on any matter relating to the administration of prisons and of the Prisons Service in the region.