Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake,— To ask the Minister of Justice and National Integration,— (1)
(a) Will he inform this House of the —
(i) name of the first prison that was established in Sri Lanka;
(ii) number of inmates that were held in that prison when it commenced operations;
(iii) number of prisons that are in Sri Lanka at present;
(iv) names of the said prisons;
(v) number of inmates currently held in each of the said prisons, separately for male and female inmates; and
(vi) cell space allocated per inmate in a prison in square feet?
(b) Will he also inform this House of the —
(i) name of the largest prison in the North Western Province;
(ii) maximum number of inmates that can be held in the said prison; and
(iii) average number of inmates that were held in the said prison on a single day in August 2025?
(c) If not, why?
Asked Date
2025-10-21
Asked by
Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake, M.P.
Ministry
Justice and National Integration
Legislature
Tenth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
First Session
The answer is given in sinhala language.
Answered Date
2026-01-13
Answered by
Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney at Law, M.P.
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