Sri Lanka, Aug. 10 -- Sri Lanka's prison system is undergoing a comprehensive structural overhaul that spans 2025 through 2026, with ambitious initiatives set to extend through 2027 and beyond. The multi-million-rupee modernisation drive aims to relieve severe overcrowding, upgrade decaying infrastructure and tighten security across correctional institutions nationwide.Pineapple export guide

The nationwide anti-drug, anti-crime crackdowns have pushed the country's inmate population past 40,000 against an approved capacity of just under 11,000. Also, recent prison unrest and violent clashes have resulted in severe casualties, injuries and major operational disruption across several correctional facilities. In this backdrop, the Prisons De...