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Deposit amount for prison inmates revised 

27 Apr 2022

  • Deposit to be used for purchase of sanitary items/food from canteen 
  • Rs. 3,000 per week for suspects on remand, per month for prisoners 
BY Dinitha Rathnayake  The Prisons Department has decided to revise the amount deposited at the canteen for prison inmates, to be utilised for the purchase of sanitary items and food from the canteen. Owing to the current crisis in the country, transportation problems, and the high cost of goods, it has become difficult for relatives of inmates to visit prisons regularly. Therefore, prison inmates would be able to acquire food and sanitary items by depositing money under this system. Accordingly, Commissioner of Prisons (Administration, Rehabilitation and Skill Development) (Covering Up Duties) and Prisons Media Spokesman Chandana Ekanayaka, issuing a statement in this regard, stated that a sum of Rs. 3,000 per week for a suspect in remand custody and Rs. 3,000 per month for a prisoner would be the deposit amount, adding that the inmates would then be allowed to purchase food and sanitary items thereafter. In view of this, Commissioner General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya has revised the amount provided for the deposit for sanitary items and food items for prison inmates from 26 April.


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