Over 300 graduates imprisoned last year

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A total of 14,547 prisoners and 62,426 suspects have been imprisoned in Sri Lanka for various charges during the last year alone and more than 300 graduates were among those imprisoned, the Prisons Department said.

Prisons Spokesman Chandana Ekanayake said that the number of people who have been sentenced by the courts or placed under custody in connection with various charges has gradually grown compared to previous years.

According to prison statistics, a total of 349 graduates (0.5%) and 5,395 prisoners (7%) who passed the G.C.E. (A/L) have been imprisoned while the number of imprisoned inmates who passed the G.C.E. (O/L) is 17,616 (22.9%).

Statistics show that at least 2.2% of those imprisoned have not attended school.

Meanwhile, according to the figures released under the ages, a total of 87 below the age of 16 have been imprisoned last year while 5,983 persons between 16 and 22 years of age were imprisoned.

Also, 18,377 persons aged between 22-30 and 26,134 persons between ages of 30-40 were imprisoned over various charges.

The statistics show that the majority of people in the age group of 30-40 were imprisoned.

The number of imprisoned inmates above the ages of 70 is 436.(Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya)

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Klaus Tuesday, 06 December 2022 04:57 PM

Immer fleißig einsperren ist die Devise vom Präsidenten und die Polizei hat richtig Freude daran. Statt den jungen Leuten Angebote und Schulbildung anzubieten. Nur die ins Gefängnis gehörten laufen frei herum. Und was sind das für Gerichte die sich mit Nichtigkeiten befassen. Das sind die sogenannten Juristen die beim Geburtstag nicht schnell genug beim Präsident hinten reinkriechen könnten. 80 oder mehr Prozent könnten wegen Nichtigkeit sofort von der Polizei nach Hause geschickt werden. Aber auf dem Stuhl vom Goda zu sitzen ist hier ein großes Verbrechen. Andere Präsidenten laden die Bürger sogar dazu ein. Siehe in Europa, selbst Schulklasse werden eingeladen. das ist Politik, alle Menschen sind gleich.

Rasika Tuesday, 06 December 2022 04:58 PM

No wonder why all educated people are leaving MR's wonder of asia.

Mm Tuesday, 06 December 2022 05:25 PM

Politicians too fall into that 2.2% and the so called graduates are the ones roaming the streets protesting or who have qualified from an outdated education system

Çharlie ayya Tuesday, 06 December 2022 06:44 PM

Sri Lanka also has quite a few qualified professionals like lawyers RK, MR accountants such as cabarala arjun, who are not part of the prison statistics. Education without values and ethics is harming Sri Lanka.

dickie bird Tuesday, 06 December 2022 07:55 PM

Must be unemployed and waiting for Government appointments.

Devan Tuesday, 06 December 2022 11:12 PM

This is not a wonder because they don't do any studies in the government universities other than ragging and striking! Pathetic and prejudiced lot!! Prison is probably the best place for most of them.

Cheers Wednesday, 07 December 2022 12:26 AM

Aragala JVP 3rd grade graduates with no use to the country jobless galleface buriyani jeppo

DOT Wednesday, 07 December 2022 03:00 AM

Most countries give numbers of prisoners with an analysis on age criteria or crime criteria ...I wonder at the objective of this analytical presentation in SriLanka based on education ..Is it for the educational institutions to adopt a curriculum that would establish moral and ethics and not only aim at a vocational skill ?

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