Cabinet approval has been obtained for the establishment of a Prisons Intelligence Unit within a legal framework under the Prisons Ordinance.
Accordingly, this unit will function under the authority of the Prisons Commissioner.
It was proposed to set up this Prisons Intelligence Unit to maintain the productive management and discipline of the Prisons and to provide provisions towards achieving this goal.
The proposal was presented by the Justice and Prison Reforms Minister Thalatha Athukorale, which received the Cabinet nod.
(Mirror)