The Hon. (Mrs.) Chamindranee Kiriella, Attorney-at-Law
Asked the Minister of Justice and National Integration to provide the current inmate population and official capacity of Dumbara Prison in Pallekele. She also requested details on measures to expedite new prison construction and reduce overcrowding, or reasons if such information or action cannot be provided.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 asked the Minister of Justice and National Integration:
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House the— (i) number of inmates currently kept at the Dumbara Prison in Pallekele; (ii) detention capacity of the prison concerned; and (iii) measures that will be taken to expedite new constructions of that Prison and to reduce current overcrowding? (b) If not, why?
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 20 January 2026 ·No. 23200 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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