Sri Lanka

Capital city —

Country population
22,037,000
i
2023
/ World Bank
Type of government
Presidential Republic
Human Development Index
0.78
(78/193)
i
2022
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
3.43
i
2019
/ UNODC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice and Law Reforms
Total number of incarcerated people
29,800
i
03/06/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
137
i
06/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
215.6 %
i
08/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
60
i
2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, in 2017
Number and percentage of incarcerated w…
4.4 %
i
03/06/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Number and percentage of incarcerated c…
0.1 %
i
15/10/2013
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Number and percentage of people awaitin…
66.3 %
i
03/06/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
The death penalty is abolished
no
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Organisation

Name of authority in charge of the prison administration

Ministry of Justice and Law Reforms

Prison population

Total number of incarcerated people

29,800

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03/06/2024

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

137

i

06/2024

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Prison density

215.6 %

i

08/2023

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Prison facilities

Total number of prison facilities

60

i

2020

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR