The Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardhana
Rohitha Abeygunawardhana raised concerns about severe overcrowding in prisons, citing Mahara Prison holding 3,136 inmates against a capacity of 975 and Kalutara Prison holding 1,400 against a capacity of 800, with similar conditions at Colombo Magazine, CRP, and Welikada. He referred to government plans to demolish prison buildings and drew attention to the situation at Kalutara Prison, seeking clarification in that context.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I asked about overcrowding. Mahara Prison has capacity for 975, but today holds 3,136 remand and convicted inmates.
¶ 02 This is just one prison. The same applies to Colombo Magazine Prison, CRP, and Welikada. In Kalutara Prison in my district, capacity is 800 but there are 1,400 inmates. You have said many buildings are to be demolished. At Kalutara, too, buildings—
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Cite as: The Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardhana. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 February 2025. No. 1740657427093848. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/16389