Prison break : Two arrested
2024-10-03
Two among four prisoners who had escaped from the Angunukolapelessa Prison this week, have been apprehended while at the MawellaContinue Reading
Prison sentence for giving false information to Police emergency hotline
2024-06-04
An individual who had provided false information to the Police emergency hotline 119 has been granted a five-year suspended prisonContinue Reading
Sri Lanka to implement house arrest system: Minister explains process
2024-02-05
The Ministry of Justice and Prison Affairs is planning to implement a programme this year to place those found guiltyContinue Reading
Sri Lanka prisons in dire conditions
2024-01-24
The capacity of inmates held in prisons across the island has exceeded by 290 per cent, Commissioner General of PrisonsContinue Reading
Prison Ministry considers house arrest system to address congestion
2023-08-12
Attention has been focused on the possible amendment to the Bail Act for civil offenders and placing them under houseContinue Reading
Woman arrested for abducting child & man dies in prison
2023-01-12
A woman who was arrested over the abduction of a man and his grandson in Negombo over a drug dealContinue Reading
“Prison is a university for intelligent people” Thilini Priyamali speaks to Media
2022-12-27
Businesswoman Thilini Priyamali who was remanded over a large-scale financial fraud has been released from prison, the Department ofContinue Reading
Special programme to enhance skills of inmates in agriculture
2022-12-09
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)Continue Reading
Inmate dies after falling into cooking pan
2022-10-07
Former Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake has called on the Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe to conduct an inquiry into the deathContinue Reading
