Wednesday Jul 22, 2026
Wednesday Jul 22, 2026
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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this week chaired a high-level meeting to review the challenges confronting the country’s prison system and discuss measures required to strengthen prison administration and infrastructure.
Held at the Presidential Secretariat, the meeting brought together officials from the Justice and National Integration Ministry and the Department of Prisons to deliberate on a range of issues affecting the country’s correctional system.
During the discussion, President Dissanayake reviewed in detail the proposals and recommendations presented by officials on addressing the operational and structural challenges facing the prison system.
The meeting also focused on plans to expand prison facilities and examined alternative measures that could be adopted to ease pressure on existing prisons and improve the overall management of the correctional system.
The discussion comes as the Government has intensified attention on prison administration following recent concerns over conditions, security, and capacity within the prison network.
Among those present were Justice and National Integration Minister Harshana Nanayakkara, Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananda Wijepala, Justice Ministry Secretary Ayesha Jinasena, Commissioner General of Prisons Prasad Hemantha Kumara, and senior officials of the Department of Prisons.
