The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya

¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the Minister of Justice and the Ministry are already reviewing necessary prison reforms, especially regarding female inmates and children under five, addressing their safety, development and welfare. What exists must be further improved. Primarily, we should act to prevent such situations arising, notably by expediting judicial processes so that children under five need not stay in prisons. As noted, the majority are remand detainees rather than convicted prisoners; speeding up processes will reduce and prevent such instances.