The transfer of inmates to Bogambara Prison has commenced, with 100 inmates already relocated to the facility, according to Prisons Media Spokesperson Chenaka Palletanne.
He said approximately 1,000 inmates from the Colombo Remand Prison and Magazine Remand Prison will be temporarily transferred to Bogambara Prison.
The spokesperson added that around 25,000 remand suspects are currently being held across prisons islandwide.
Overall, approximately 36,000 inmates are currently housed in prisons across the country.
