Body scanners in prison

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Body scanners and other security equipment will be introduced to detect any contraband entering local prisons in the future, Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms Minister DEW Gunasekera told Daily Mirror online.

The Minister added that the scanners will be used to scan officials and visitors who are entering and exiting prisons. (Sanath Desmond) (Daily Mirror online)

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Comments - 21

shanthi Tuesday, 09 November 2010 07:54 AM

Yes the corruption has taken place long time ago , they should have done this many , many years ago.

michi Wednesday, 10 November 2010 03:41 AM

Can you say this will work properly like in your country. Do not forget this is sri lanka.

dhana Wednesday, 10 November 2010 12:23 AM

Who will protect drugs getting passed over the prison walls? Scanners enough to check drug traffickers who are entering with permission but passing over prison wall need to be guarded properly.

Ampare son Tuesday, 09 November 2010 02:09 PM

True srilanken thank you your idea.

Ampare son Tuesday, 09 November 2010 02:06 PM

Dear smart Alec., i am living western country. my work place we use five year old one. still work perfect.

patriot Tuesday, 09 November 2010 02:00 PM

Thats good. i hope it work. use IT too.

backstreetBoy Tuesday, 09 November 2010 11:21 AM

yes the fat prisons guards need to be monitored closely

TERRENCE B. DE SILVA Tuesday, 09 November 2010 11:14 AM

PLEASE INSTALL BODY SCANNERS AT THE PARLIAMENT AT DIYAWANNA OYA TO PREVENT UNDESIRABLES FROM ENTERING IT.

Hashi Tuesday, 09 November 2010 09:36 AM

1st scan the jail guards & The police who are at the jails. Then 95% of the contraband entering will stop.

Darren Tuesday, 09 November 2010 08:28 AM

Very good move.

True Sri Lankan Tuesday, 09 November 2010 08:18 AM

Install mobile signal jammers as well.

Smart Aleck Tuesday, 09 November 2010 05:22 AM

Waste of money! They will go "out of order" very soon. Can you guess why?

Mark Tuesday, 09 November 2010 07:42 AM

Excellent , it is time to win the war on prisons too..and in effect the drug trade

pbj Tuesday, 09 November 2010 06:59 AM

I wonder , why those gadgets to the prison. The inmates don' t make any illegal thing by themselves , but supplied by outsiders. Why the out side can't be kept in order by screening the people like well known Dr. ?

ef Tuesday, 09 November 2010 06:41 AM

no system can make a person honest.

Prasanna Tuesday, 09 November 2010 06:00 AM

Good move which should have come much much earlier. Yet, better late than never. The issue is, who will supervise the scanning operation?... The corruption have crept in to an extent one cannot imagine..

Boobamba Tuesday, 09 November 2010 06:00 AM

This should have done long time ago especially during the time when LTTE hardcore terrorists were brought in at the prisons.

tamilan Tuesday, 09 November 2010 05:40 AM

at least srilanka intraduce now...

Gayan Samarasekara Tuesday, 09 November 2010 05:37 AM

Unless the system is fully automated, this may be just another way for officials to collect more bribes. Good try anyway.

Hasiya Tuesday, 09 November 2010 05:26 AM

Prison development in progress....... Good move anyway...

dn Tuesday, 09 November 2010 05:22 AM

be honest,brave and stop wasting tax payers money on imported,sophisticated equipments.

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