173 inmates to be released for Poson Poya

COLOMBO (News 1st); 173 prisoners will be released on Poson Poya Day (14) on the recommendations of President's Counsel Dr. Wijayadasa Rajapaksa the Minister of Justice, Prisons, and Constitutional Reforms.

The highest number of 23 inmates will be released from Welikada Prison.

Inmates will also be released from the Kuruwita, Mahara, Negombo, Weerawila, Wariyapola, Bogambara, Anuradhapura, Kalutara, Colombo Magazine Prison, Thaldena, Watareka, Badulla, Matara, Angunakolapelessa prisons.

Furthermore, inmates from the Polonnaruwa, Kegalle, Batticaloa, Moneragala, Pallansena, Vavuniya, Jaffna, Galle, Pallekele, and Trincomalee detention centers will be released.