Boossa Prison Unrest: Inmates Involved to Be Transferred to other Prisons

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Department of Prisons says that inmates who caused unrest at the Boossa High-Security Prison will be transferred to other facilities.

According to Prisons Media Spokesperson A. C. Gajanayake, a group of inmates climbed onto the roof of Section D last evening and staged a protest against the prison administration, during which prison property was damaged.

The situation was brought under control following the intervention of prison officers and the police. 

According to Spokesperson Gajanayake, the inmates involved can no longer be housed at Boossa, and therefore arrangements have been made to transfer and relocate them to other prisons.

An assessment of the property damage will be conducted today.

The Department of Prisons has launched a special investigation into the incident.