report in ECONOMYNEXT, Dec 13, 2023 at 4:24 pmSri Lanka is considering the introduction of legal provisions to retain suspects and accused persons under house arrest instead of remanding them, cabinet spokesman minister Bandula Gunawardena said Tuesday (12). “The congestion in the prisons has been a long-standing issue in Sri Lanka,” Gunawardena said at a press briefing to announce cabinet decisions. “Prisoner upkeep costs the government a great deal, paid for by the taxes we…
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By Sandun Jayawardana in The Sunday Times, Aug 6, 2023,The Prisons Department said this week that the country’s prison population had grown rapidly since the start of 2023. While there is room for only 13,241 inmates within the prison system, there are about 19,000 suspects who are in remand custody in addition to about 10,000 prisoners. The total prison population stands at about 29,000. Overcrowding is also seen as a factor in the recent spread…