Members of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Governance, Justice and Civil Protection carried out inspection visits to several prison facilities today (November 6) to investigate and address the issue of severe overcrowding among inmates.
The committee members inspected the Colombo Remand Prison, New Magazine Prison, the Women’s Prison, Welikada Prison and the Prison Hospital. During these visits, attention was directed toward key issues including prison congestion, kitchen operations, hospital facilities, the structural condition of buildings, particularly those identified as hazardous wastewater drainage systems, and the facilities and challenges faced by prison officers.
The inspection tour was led by the Chair of the Sectoral Oversight Committee, Member of Parliament (Dr.) Najith Indika, alongside committee members. MPs Mujibur Rahuman, Thushari Jayasinghe and Major General (Retired) G.D. Sooriyabandara.
Officials from the Ministry of Justice and National Integration, along with Acting Commissioner General of Prisons R. Prasad Hemantha Kumara and other Department of Prisons officials also participated. (Newswire)