Sri Lanka’s prisons exceeding capacity by 300%
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Sri Lanka’s prisons exceeding capacity by 300%

Sri Lanka’s prisons exceeding capacity by 300%

 

The total number of inmates within the prisons is 4,600 (34%), while there are 8,700 (65%) suspects are held within the prisons, it added.


The number of prisoners and suspects who have been incarcerated on drug-related charges has exceeded 50% of the total number of inmates in the year 2022, the Prisons Spokesman added.


He has further emphasized that although the maximum number of inmates that can be held in the prisons system of the island is around 13,200, the prisons are currently holding twice the maximum.

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