Tag: #SriLanka
-
SRI LANKA MOVES TO EXPAND PRISON CAPACITY TO ADDRESS OVERCROWDING
Sri Lanka has announced plans to expand its prison capacity as part of efforts to address overcrowding in correctional facilities. According to the Justice Minister, the country currently has about 39,000 inmates, with around 21,000 linked to drug-related offences. He also noted that the prison service has about 1,500 vacant positions, with no recruitment carried…
-
THIN STAFF, FULL CLASSROOMS: SRI LANKA’S SCHOOL TEACHER CRUNCH
New data shows thousands of schools running with single-digit teaching staff, raising concerns about learning quality and equity. More than 3,000 schools in Sri Lanka are operating with fewer than 10 teachers, exposing deep staffing gaps in the country’s education system, according to fresh figures from the Department of Census and Statistics. The data shows…
