Gospel Musician, Odehyieba Priscilla Agyemang, has expressed worry over the high number of the productive age of Ghana in prison for various offenses and has urged the youth to flee from acts that could lead to their incarceration.

She said there would be less hope in the future of the country if the youth, who are the future leaders, spend a larger part of their lives in prison.

The budding musician, known for her spirit-filled worship songs, also said this requires concerted efforts from stakeholders in the development of the youth, which is tied to the development of the country.

Odehyieba Priscilla made the remarks when the Odehyieba Priscilla Foundation donated food items and first-aid drugs for the upkeep of the inmates at the Sunyani Central Prison in the Bono Region.

The chaplain for the Ghana Prison Service, Bono Region, DSP Rev. Dr. Gideon Ndebugri, receiving the items revealed that out of the about 900 inmates at the Sunyani Central Prison, the youth forms over 90 percent, and their weekly intake of prisoners exceeds the number discharged monthly.

"As youths and the future leaders, our lifestyle must please Christ. If we don't flee from acts that could send us to prison, the sweat of our forefathers would be in vain, and we would not be in a position to develop the country in the future", Odehyieba Priscilla said.

She, therefore, appealed to the youth to stay out of trouble, lead exemplary lives, and meaningfully contribute their quota in making the country a better place.

Odehyieba Priscilla also insisted that the reintegration of inmates into society largely depends on how they are handled while in prison.

She, therefore, urged the government to boost measures to ensure that inmates are properly reformed and equipped with employable skills to enable them to live well in society when they regain their freedom.

The Sunyani Central Prison chaplain, DSP Rev. Dr. Gideon Ndebugri, expressed the Prison Service appreciation to the Odehyieba Priscilla Foundation for the support, which he said will go a long way in caring for the inmates.

He, however, said to improve the living conditions at the prisons, massive support is required from the government, organizations, and individuals alike.

"The bathrooms of the inmates, for instance, remains a major challenge even after appealing severally for support", he said.

He further said they lack the required medicines to care for the inmates as well.

"Sometimes the infirmary is empty", he said, hence, appealing for the emulation of the support from the Odehyieba Priscilla Foundation.

Some of the items donated include 5 bags of Sugar, 10 bags of rice, 3 bags of Maize, a bag of Gari, 5 Gallons of Cooking Oil, boxes of Carbamazepine, phenobarbitone, lagartil, Brufen, Buscopan, Diclofenac, cetirizine, Benzyl Benzoate lotion, Sulphur ointment, Syringes, and needles.