A prison is throwing a fashion show with inmates as the models. The Kumasi Central Prison will host its first-ever Prisons Runway Fashion Show later this month, right inside the facility, pushed by the boss there, Deputy Director James Mwinyelle. This fits with a bigger prison reform plan called Think Prisons 360 Degrees and the national arts policy.
Mwinyelle said the point is to show everyone has a talent, and that building skills and self-respect is key to stopping people from coming back to jail. The show will feature inmate models from the women's prison and from all the different convict and remand blocks in the main prison. Big-name local brands like Starladin, Juju Clothings, and House of Kotobre are involved, working directly with the inmates on the clothing lines. A creative director for the service, ASP Rashid Ennin, said the chosen inmates have been getting lessons in how to walk and present themselves, and the mood is pretty electric.
They are expecting big shots from the prison service, the interior ministry, and fashion bigwigs to come watch. The idea is to change how people see prisoners and talk about better ways to rehabilitate them. That Think Prisons program is all about that full circle approach, using training and support to help people fit back into society after their sentence.
Mwinyelle said the point is to show everyone has a talent, and that building skills and self-respect is key to stopping people from coming back to jail. The show will feature inmate models from the women's prison and from all the different convict and remand blocks in the main prison. Big-name local brands like Starladin, Juju Clothings, and House of Kotobre are involved, working directly with the inmates on the clothing lines. A creative director for the service, ASP Rashid Ennin, said the chosen inmates have been getting lessons in how to walk and present themselves, and the mood is pretty electric.
They are expecting big shots from the prison service, the interior ministry, and fashion bigwigs to come watch. The idea is to change how people see prisoners and talk about better ways to rehabilitate them. That Think Prisons program is all about that full circle approach, using training and support to help people fit back into society after their sentence.
