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From 2019 to 2023, the number of death sentences showed significant fluctuation. The highest number was recorded in 2019, followed by a sharp decline during 2020–2021, largely due to disruptions…

Between 2019 and 2023, prison admissions were dominated by **unconvicted prisoners**, whose numbers remained significantly higher than those of convicted prisoners throughout the period. Admissions for both groups declined during…

Sri Lanka has experienced a troubling surge in custodial deaths and extrajudicial executions targeting alleged underworld figures, particularly between 2020 and 2021. High-profile detainees, including Kosgoda Tharaka (Dharmakeerthi Tharaka Perera…

A range of issues has emerged within Sri Lanka’s prison system, primarily concerning inadequate infrastructure and the lack of justice-centred treatment for prisoners. In many prisons, the number of inmates…