Inmate Transfers to Bogambara Prison Begin

COLOMBO (News1st): The transfer of inmates to the Bogambara Prison has commenced.

Prisons Media Spokesperson Chenaka Palletanne stated that 100 inmates have already been transferred to the facility so far.

The spokesperson added that approximately 1,000 inmates from the Colombo Remand Prison and the Magazine Remand Prison will be temporarily transferred to the Bogambara Prison.

The Prisons Media Spokesperson added that there are currently around 25,000 remand suspects across prisons islandwide.

In total, there are approximately 36,000 inmates currently held in prisons across the island.