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Monday, January 25, 2010 - 04.35 GMT |
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Bogambara
prison to be relocated |
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The
Government
has
taken
steps to
relocate
the
Bogambara
Prison
to
Pallekele
to
upgrade
facilities
in the
prison
to be
more
humane
towards
the
prisoners.
Bogambara
Prisons
is
housed
in an
outdated
building
over 100
years
old and
needs to
be
replaced.
Under
this
replacement,
sending
a person
to
prison
is not
really a
punishment
but
rehabilitation,
so that
he will
not
commit
the same
crime
again,
said
Governor
Central
Province
Tikiri
Kobbekaduwa.
He will
be
taught a
trade,
so that
he could
continue
it and
earn an
honest
living
without
resorting
to
crime. A
good
climate
should
be
provided
to him,
so that
he will
grasp
all what
is
imparted
and lead
a
crime-free
life
when he
comes
out.
This is
rehabilitation,
he
added.
He
pointed
out that
there
were
many
moves
from
1972 or
even
before
to shift
the
Bogambara
Prison
from its
present
location
to
Pallekele
but
nothing
concrete
took
place
till
President
Mahinda
Rajapaksa
undertook
this
task
through
Mahinda
Chintana
The
project
is
expected
to be
completed
in 2011.
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