788 New officers were recruited to fill vacancies in the post of prison guards at the Department of Prisons. Appointment letters were handed over under the patronage of the State Hon. Minister of Prison Management & Rehabilitation and Gem & Jewelry Mr. Lohan Rathwatte to these officers on 07.09.2021 [......]
In addition to the policy procedure of granting general amnesty to inmates to minimize prison congestion, a report of preparing a mechanism to grant special pardon through review procedure was presented to the Hon. Minister of Justice and President Attorney, Mr.Ali Sabri and Hon. State Minister of Prison Management and [......]
Training Workshop on dynamic safety and management for staff grade prison officers has been organized and conducted on 25/26 March 2021 at the auditorium of the Jetwing Light House Hotel-Galle. 33 officers including the Superintendent of Prisons, Assistant Superintendent of Prisons, Chief Jailors, and Class 1 Jailors participated to the [......]
In parallel with the 82nd anniversary of the Mutual Provident Fund Co-operative Society of the Department of Prisons that holds memberships of departmental officers, scholarships awarding ceremony to children who won university entrance through A/L Examination in 2018/2019 was held on 20.03.2021 at the prison ground ceremonial hall. Secretary to [......]
Preliminary Training Course for 43-B sergeants group of the department promoted on seniority and merit base was started on 18.03.2021 at the Research and Training Center in Angunakolapelessa Prison Premises.43 officers participated to the training and the duration of the training was 14 days. the Inauguration ceremony was held under [......]
In parallel with an observational tour of prisons by the State Minister, the Honorable State Minister of Prison Management and Prisoners Rehabilitation Affairs, Mr.Lohan Ratwatte started his tour on 17/03./2021. Commissioner General of Prisons, H.M.T.N.Upuldeniya, together with the Deputy Commissioner General of Prisons, Mr.T.I.Uduwaya, Assistant Superintendent of Jaffna Prison, Mr.Mohan [......]
The third phase in the drug prevention pilot project was initiated by the Dangerous Drugs Control Board together with the Department of Prisons on 15.03.2021 at the Magazine Prison to minimize drugs in prisons. The first phase of this two days training program was held at Welikada Prison. The main [......]
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic prevailed for more than a year, officers from all prisons worked hard and engaged in many risky works such as escorting infected inmates and being in charge of them. Because of their dedication to work during the pandemic, the risk of Covid-19 was under control [......]
The second phase in the drug prevention pilot project was initiated by the Dangerous Drugs Control Board together with the Department of Prisons today (06.03.2021) at the Colombo Remand Prison to minimize drugs in prisons. The first phase of this two days training program was held at the Welikada Prison. [......]
National Drug Control Board together with the Department of Prisons has decided to conduct a two days training to train peer leaders at Welikada, Colombo Remand and Magazine Prisons as a part of the program carried out to minimize drugs in prisons. As a first step, training at Welikada [......]
