In man’s social existence, sex is extremely important. Individual benefits of having a successful sex life include decreased blood pressure, reduced stress, improved mood, improved immune function, and improved general fitness.
Mama Love Foundation, a non-governmental organization located in Obuasi, is campaigning for the creation of facilities to encourage conjugal visits in the country’s prisons.
When the Foundation’s President, Rev. Dr. Love Konadu, led her organization and the London-based Obuasi Sikakrom Association to deliver meals, prepared food, soft drinks, and bottled water to convicts at the Obuasi Prisons, she made the call.
The Mama Love Foundation also collaborated with Achievers Medical Services to perform health screenings for over 100 detainees.
All forms of torture are prohibited in Ghanaian prisons.
In Ghana, jail rules prohibit all forms of sexual activity, and there are no provisions in place for conjugal visits, which allow detained people’s spouses to spend personal moments with their partners. In order to satisfy their sexual desires, some inmates engage in same-sex partnerships.
Dr. Love Konadu, on the other hand, stated that NGOs such as hers are willing to work with the government to set up facilities to accommodate spouses for such visits on a regular basis.
Despite the fact that the country has taken steps to ameliorate convicts’ plight, we are willing to work with the government to establish facilities in our country’s jails to allow inmates to satisfy their sexual desires. We are confident that this will put an end to all forms of homosexuality in our prisons.”
Regarding the healthcare needs of convicts, Rev. Dr. Konadu reiterated his demand for the government to establish proper clinics in prisons and enhance the circumstances of those that already exist to meet those needs.
The leader of the Foundation explained that the contribution and health screening exercise are a follow-up to their prior donation to the Obuasi Prisons, which included standing fans, water closet amenities, and good bathrooms for the convicts.
She explained that the act is meant to provide joy to the inmates this Easter. She also revealed that the group, in collaboration with Obuasi market women, had intended to donate food to the convicts in the latter half of this year.
Chief Supt. Diabor Adam Mahama, who accepted the gifts on behalf of the convicts, praised the NGO for their generosity, saying the food items will augment what they already had on hand.
The second in command of the Obuasi Prisons noted that while the notion is admirable, the prisons do not have the necessary infrastructure for such visits.
He stated that the Obuasi Prison is devoted to carrying out its mission of keeping convicts safe, ensuring their welfare, and reforming and rehabilitating them so that they are acceptable members of society.
Concerning Conjugal Visits
A conjugal visit is a set period of time during which a prison or jail inmate is allowed to spend many hours or days in solitude with a visitor.
The visitor is almost always their legal spouse, and the goal of the visit is almost always sexual activity.
In current times, the generally accepted reason for allowing such visits is to preserve family relationships and improve the chances of a prisoner’s eventual return to normal life following release. They also give an incentive for offenders to follow the prison’s varied daily rules and regulations.
Conjugal visits are frequently held in specially dedicated rooms or structures, such as a trailer or a tiny cabin. Soap, condoms, lubrication, bed linens, and towels, for example, may be provided.
Countries that enable couples to visit each other
In ten of the 23 European countries surveyed, conjugal visits are authorized. For all convicts, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark have fairly permissive policies. The Netherlands, Switzerland, West Germany, and Yugoslavia allow some categories of offenders, usually those who have served a significant portion of their terms, to visit.
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