Sri Lanka, Oct. 8 -- A total of 38 women were imprisoned along with their infants during the first eight months of 2025, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated.

Responding to a question raised in Parliament today (08), Prime Minister Amarasuriya said that 38 children are currently residing inside prisons alongside their imprisoned mothers.

Among these children, there are 15 boys and 23 girls, she added.

The Prime Minister noted that childcare centers have been established within the women's prison wings to look after children under the age of five who accompany their mothers in custody.

She also noted that these childcare centers are located separately from the general prison population, and allow mothers to spend time with thei...