Sri Lanka, July 22 -- The powerful testimony of retired Major Ajith Prasanna on WANESA TV has laid bare the scandalous state of Sri Lanka's prisons. A war hero, lawyer, and former parliamentarian who endured nearly four years of rigorous imprisonment, Prasanna described abysmal food rations, chronic shortages of basic hygiene items, degrading body searches, woefully inadequate medical care, and, most damningly, systemic corruption in which some prison officers allegedly profit from smuggling drugs, mobile phones, and other contraband. (YouTube)

These revelations landed with explosive force in the aftermath of the deadly July 2026 violence at Negombo Prison, where clashes left dozens dead and injured, followed by credible reports of rep...