The Hon. State Minister of Prison Reforms & Prisoners' Rehabilitation, Dr Sudharshani Fernandopulle and other guests who participated to the opening ceremony of newly built tennis ground at the Mahara Prison had an observational tour inside the Mahara Prison as well. In this tour, Hon. Minister paid special attention [......]
Two days’ Workshop on Prison Management for commissioners, senior superintendent of Prisons, superintendent of prisons and assistant superintendent of prisons of the Department of Prisons, was held by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) together with the Department t of Prisons on 22nd and 23rd August [......]
Commissioner General of Prisons, Mr Thushara Upuldeniya cordially invited Hon. Attorney-General Mr Dappula Levera and the senior staff of the Attorney General Department to visit the Colombo Remand Prison and to deliver a speech to the Senior officials of Department of Prisons on the prevailing condition of the unlawful [......]
The first workshop organized for Senior Prisons officials on “Professional Excellence” was held at Cinnamon Lake Colombo on Thursday, 18th June 2020. Secretary to Ministry of Defense Retired Major General Kamal Gunarathne, Secretary to Ministry of Justice & Human Rights Mrs Marina Mohammed, Commissioner General of Prisons Mr Thushara [......]
Mr. Thusara Upuldeniya assumed duty as the new Commissioner General of Prisons at auspicious time on 08.06.2020 at the Department of Prisons. Special invited guests and several senior prison officers participated to the occasion.In 2001, Mr.Upuldeniya was appointed as an Assistant Superintendent of Prisons (ASP) at the Department of Prisons [......]
Mahara Prison, under the instruction of the Superintendent of Mahara Prison, Mr. Jagath Weerasinghe, donated protective suits at the Army Hospital Narahenpita made by prison inmates to be used by the army officers despite the risk of Corona Pandemic. Long term prisoners under vocational training at the Mahara Prison [......]
The Superintendent of Mahara Prison, Mr Jagath Chandana Weerasinghe donated protective suits made by prison inmates to be used by the health staff caring for infected patients to the Deputy General of Health, Dr. Paba Palihawadana at the Ministry of Health. On a request made online https://slsecure.online started by Engineer, [......]
Under the instruction of the Superintendent of Mahara Prison, Mr. Jagath Chandana Weerasinghe, Mahara Prison donated protective suits made by prison inmates to be used by the health staff caring for infected patients in Chillaw, Marawila and Puttlam Hospitals despite the risk of Corona Pandemic. On a request made online [......]
