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Prisoners in Sri Lanka and Their Struggles for Rights

Prisoners in Sri Lanka and Their Struggles for Rights. By Arul Karki A  Abstract This research  focuses on addressing the issues and rights of prisoners in Sri Lanka. It further examines other challenges comprising the penal framework in the country including issues like; recurrent trend of overcrowding, resource constraints, high levels of poverty, poor standards of minimum housing, health and other rehabilitation services. Additionally, it seeks to understand the legal regime on prisoners’ rights in Sri Lanka and whether or not these rights exist in practice. In addressing some of the key areas of the plight of prisoners in Sri Lanka, this article embarks on trying to underscore the feel for reforms and improvements in the country’s penal system. Introduction:D The prison system in Sri Lanka has for a long time had undesirable challenges which have negative consequences on the patterns of life of those serving sentences. Just like any other country’s prisoners, incarcerated ...