Sri Lanka, Oct. 23 -- A total of 826 individuals are on death row at present, Commissioner of Prisons and Media Spokesman Jagath Weerasinghe stated.

Addressing a ceremony held in Nawalapitiya, Commissioner Weerasinghe noted that among the 805, there are five school students who have been sentenced to death while 21 women are also on death row, at present.

Prison Media Spokesman Jagath Weerasinghe stated that large-scale drug traffickers should be sentenced to death.

He pointed out that drugs are destroying the future generations of the country.

The Commissioner said the southern region ranks number one for underworld activities.

Prisons Commissioner Jagath Weerasinghe further said, "I cannot understand how such an educated society ha...