BALAY and H.R.COMMISSION Royal Traders Hotel -Manila EU –OPCAT PROJECT Workshop on establishing a National Preventive Mechanism for the Freedom from Torture in Philippine Organized by BALAY and H.R.COMMISSION 23-24 September 2008 Royal Traders Hotel -Manila

Presenter-Mr.W.A.L.Weerasinghe (Retired Prison Commissioner) “Sri Lanka Prison System and Treatment of Individual Deprived of their Liberty” Presenter-Mr.W.A.L.Weerasinghe (Retired Prison Commissioner)

Socialist Democratic Republic of Sri Lanka

Socialist Democratic Republic of Sri Lanka Location - South Asia Head of the State - Executive president elected by people Total Population -19.5 Million Per capital income Poverty Line

Criminal justice system Crime controlling –Responsibility of the government Mechanism Criminal Justice System

Sri Lanka Prison Department

The Mission Custody Care Correction CCC Establishment Prison Ordinance of 1864 Prison is the sole custodial punitive authority The Mission Custody Care Correction CCC

Head of the department- Commissioner General of Prison Stationed – Colombo Administrative set up Decentralized Regimental –Majority uniformed

No. of institutions 03 - Closed prisons (Major) 18 - Remand prison 02 - Open prison camps 08 - Open work camps 02 - Corrective centers for young offenders 01 - Training school for juvenile 25 - Remand lockups 01 - Training center for officers

Prison Statistics –year 2006 Convicted Unconvinced Total Annual Admission 28732 89190 117922 Female 977 5744 6291 Daily Average 11243 11624 22867 Official staff strength 4500

Main Features of the Prison Population Majority are , Male Poor Uneducated Unskilled Victims of addiction

Admitted convicted prisoners year 2006 Were sentenced under the Dangerous drug control act 36.1% 28732 22.7% Under the exercise offence

Penalty is to pay an amount Of money and unable to pay &sentenced Fine falters Penalty is to pay an amount Of money and unable to pay &sentenced to imprisonment 28732 51.2%

More than 5 years imprisonment 64% 64% were under 6 months of imprisonment 28732 2.9% More than 5 years imprisonment

Welfare Rehabilitation and reform Programs Basic human need General welfare Human development and reform

Activities Educational Training Spiritual development Personality development Community service Premature release After care

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