Committee on prison rules holds first meeting
A special committee reviewing regulations under the Prisons Ordinance held its first meeting at the Presidential Secretariat on Friday, the President's Media…
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President will not bypass prison laws over monk’s attire
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake told the Maha Sangha he will not order officials to bypass prison laws, and said the rules on…
President appoints five-member panel to update prison rules
A five-member committee was appointed on Thursday on President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's instructions to update rules under the Prisons Ordinance.
Prisons Department sets out court clothing rules for convicts
Prisons spokesman Senaka Pallathtenna said convicts sentenced to more than three years must wear prison-issued clothing in court, including Buddhist monks.