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Direct Admissions of Unconvicted Prisoners by Institutions, 2007-2011 DIRECT ADMISSIONS OF UNCONVICTED PRISONERS BY INSTITUTIONS, 2007-2011 Institution 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Welikada Prison 3,949 - 3,949 4,923 2,680 7,603 4,641 2,819 7,460 3,363 2,011 5,374 3,051 1,818 4,869 Colombo Remand Prison 7,533 - 7,533 7,924 - 7,924 7,844 - 7,844 6,872 - 6,872 6,928 - 6,928 New Magazine Remand Prison 13,574 2,582 16,156 12,060 - 12,060 13,069 - 13,069 12,209 - 12,209 - - - Mahara Prison 5,788 - 5,788 6,222 - 6,222 5,167 - 5,167 4,600 - 4,600 4,488 - 4,488 Bogambara Prison 4,357 - 4,357 3,344 - 3,344 3,977 - 3,977 4,080 - 4,080 3,489 - 3,489 Kandy Remand Prison 3,286 791 4,077 4,012 939 4,951 4,240 664 4,904 3,545 540 4,085 3,328 525 3,853 Jaffna Remand Prison 1,615 167 1,782 1,451 203 1,654 2,508 347 2,855 2,461 194 2,655 2,573 169 2,742 Anuradhapura Remand Prison 6,164 254 6,418 6,196 446 6,642 7,533 496 8,029 5,826 461 6,287 4,424 265 4,689 Badulla Remand Prison 3,503 178 3,681 4,515 186 4,701 4,125 205 4,330 3,994 246 4,240 3,597 145 3,742 Batticoloa Remand Prison 1,633 103 1,736 1,733 144 1,877 2,741 150 2,891 2,916 187 3,103 2,532 141 2,673 Galle Remand Prison 4,810 493 5,303 4,488 405 4,893 4,488 396 4,884 5,103 463 5,566 4,297 537 4,834 Matara Remand Prison 2,817 - 2,817 3,092 20 3,112 3,380 164 3,544 2,315 130 2,445 2,610 157 2,767 Tangalle Remand Prison 2,110 162 2,272 2,234 196 2,430 2,440 161 2,601 2,291 126 2,417 2,183 95 2,278 Negambo Remand Prison 7,594 589 8,183 7,042 755 7,797 7,262 711 7,973 7,119 608 7,727 6,961 618 7,579 Trincomalee Remand Prison 1,954 126 2,080 1,623 154 1,777 2,059 134 2,193 2,169 52 2,221 2,103 106 2,209 Kegalle Remand Prison 6,116 - 6,116 5,219 - 5,219 3,922 - 3,922 4,139 - 4,139 3,890 - 3,890 Kalutara Remand Prison 5,784 1,399 7,183 6,705 441 7,146 7,342 496 7,838 4,727 323 5,050 4,659 287 4,946 Kuruwita Remand Prison 5,134 214 5,348 5,290 287 5,577 4,855 315 5,170 4,174 277 4,451 4,020 274 4,294 Polonnaruwa Remand Prison 2,335 123 2,458 2,106 95 2,201 2,183 77 2,260 2,365 235 2,600 1,732 94 1,826 Monaragala Remand Prison 2,186 90 2,276 2,409 124 2,533 3,282 154 3,436 3,343 144 3,487 3,006 153 3,159 Boossa Remand Prison - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wariyapola Remand Prison - - - 2,582 - 2,582 3,916 261 4,177 3,854 425 4,279 3,696 373 4,069 Vavuniya Remand Prison - - - - - - 320 24 344 2,430 174 2,604 2,375 141 2,516 Total 92,242 7,271 99,513 95,170 7,075 102,245 101,294 7,574 108,868 93,895 6,596 100,491 75,942 5,898 81,840 Source :- Department of Prisons Note : In 2011 No information was received from the New Magazine Remand Prison as all documents were set on fire and destroyed by the Prisoners riot as reported by the Superintendent of Prisons New Magazine. STATISTICS RELATING TO THE CUSTODY OF REMAND PRISONERS, 2008-2011 2008 2009 2010 2011 Name & Lockup Total No.of No. of Total No.of No. of Total No.of No. of Total No.of No. of Lockups Admissions Lockups Admissions Lockups Admissions Lockups Admissions Under SP Under SP Under SP Under SP Kalutara Remand Prison 2 1 1 1 Kalutara - - - - Panadura - - - - Negambo Remand Prison 2 2 2 2 Chilaw 3,194 3,511 3,511 3,589 Puttalam 6,427 6,597 6,300 6,425 Bogambara Prison 3 3 3 3 Matale 8,975 9,235 7,687 5,541 Gampola 1,566 1,361 1,253 960 Hatton 2,435 2,920 2,786 1,521 Mahara Prison 1 1 1 1 Gampaha 8,042 10,217 8,411 11,339 Kuliyapitiya - - - - Jaffna Remand Prison 3 3 3 3 Point pedro - - - - Mullativu - - - - Killinochchi - - - - Galle Remand Prison 2 2 2 2 Balapitiya 4,253 5,497 7,614 6,008 Elpitiya 6,010 1,089 6,891 6,252 Batticoloa Remand Prison 1 1 1 1 Kalmune 1,424 1,885 2,019 1,961 Ampara - - - - Anuradhapura Remand Prison 2 1 1 1 Vavuniya 4,270 - - - Mannar 876 1,085 1,190 1,278 Badulla Remand Prison 1 1 1 1 Nuwaraeliya 4,694 4,439 4,780 4,946 Tangalle Remand Prison 2 2 2 2 Hambantota 4,252 4,004 3,301 5,865 Embilipitiya 9,535 10,470 10,042 10,470 Kuruwita Remand Prison 2 2 2 2 Balangoda 3,238 1,640 1,030 1,018 Awissawella 8,807 8,109 8,208 9,101 Wariyapola Prison 2 2 2 2 Kuliyapitiya 5,736 8,512 6,371 4,198 Maho 5,108 3,695 3,333 4,477 Kegalle Remand Prison 1 1 1 1 Kurunegala 7,455 1,707 797 1,793 Maho - - - - Monaragala Prison 1 1 1 1 Ampara 3,961 4,082 2,796 2,712 Total 25 100,258 23 90,055 23 88,320 23 89,454 Source : Department of Prisons ANNUAL ADMISSIONS OF CONVICTED AND REMAND PRISONERS, 2003-2011 Admissions Ratio Remandees % Total Inmate Year Convicted Remand Total Convicted Remand Total Population 2003 27,681 88,535 116,216 1 3 4 76.2 2004 26,898 87,456 114,354 1 3 4 76.5 2005 33,034 96,007 129,041 1 3 4 74.4 2006 28,732 89,190 117,922 1 3 4 75.6 2007 31,306 99,513 130,819 1 3 4 76.1 2008 33,566 102,245 135,811 1 3 4 75.3 2009 37,872 108,868 146,740 1 3 4 74.2 2010 32,128 100,191 132,319 1 3 4 75.7 2011 27,018 81,840 108,858 1 3 4 75.2 Source : Department of Prisons DIRECT ADMISSIONS OF CONVICTED PRISONERS BY INSTITUTIONS, 2007-2011 Institution 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Welikada Prison 15,414 - 15,414 15,572 442 16,014 16,668 636 17,304 13,932 399 14,331 11,716 356 12,072 Colombo Remand Prison - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - New Magazine Remand Prison - 505 505 - - - - - - - - - - - - Mahara Prison - - - 1,354 - 1,354 1,811 - 1,811 1,523 - 1,523 1,736 - 1,736 Bogambara Prison 1,846 - 1,846 1,931 - 1,931 2,224 - 2,224 1,860 - 1,860 1,334 - 1,334 Kandy Remand Prison - 143 143 - 70 70 - 52 52 - 51 51 - 52 52 Jaffna Remand Prison 140 28 168 171 25 196 363 79 442 418 55 473 244 19 263 Anuradhapura Remand Prison 1,710 29 1,739 1,395 61 1,456 2,026 57 2,083 1,572 77 1,649 1,173 17 1,190 Badulla Remand Prison 554 16 570 719 15 734 812 8 820 552 17 569 521 12 533 Batticoloa Remand Prison 301 25 326 295 19 314 583 63 646 732 95 827 528 19 547 Galle Remand Prison 1,475 33 1,508 1,478 55 1,533 1,680 58 1,738 1,669 35 1,704 1,355 33 1,388 Matara Remand Prison 429 - 429 414 8 422 606 8 614 375 10 385 301 7 308 Tangalle Remand Prison 644 11 655 628 8 636 373 6 379 331 4 335 305 8 313 Negombo Remand Prison 1,356 74 1,430 1,395 107 1,502 1,439 74 1,513 1,498 66 1,564 1,287 55 1,342 Ambepussa T.S.Y.O. 22 - 22 36 - 36 26 - 26 32 - 32 28 - 28 Trincomalee Remand Prison 415 30 445 448 19 467 717 50 767 447 16 463 292 10 302 Kegalle Remand Prison 1,971 - 1,971 1,355 - 1,355 1,248 - 1,248 1,280 - 1,280 968 - 968 Kalutara Remand Prison 1,694 68 1,762 2,461 131 2,592 2,353 93 2,446 1,681 58 1,739 1,389 44 1,433 Kuruvita Remand Prison 1,221 25 1,246 1,214 27 1,241 1,322 30 1,352 1,026 16 1,042 1,025 31 1,056 Polonnaruwa Remand Prison 622 18 640 479 14 493 807 19 826 617 46 663 490 16 506 Manaragala Remand Prison 478 9 487 376 7 383 579 6 585 486 14 500 366 9 375 Boossa Prison - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wariyapola Remand Prison - - - 837 - 837 880 39 919 736 58 794 806 48 854 Vavuniya Remand Prison - - - - - - 73 4 77 329 15 344 381 37 418 Total 30,292 1,014 31,306 32,558 1,008 33,566 36,590 1,282 37,872 31,096 1,032 32,128 26,245 773 27,018 Source :- Department of Prisons Note : In 2011 No information was received from the New Magazine Remand Prison as all documents were set on fire and destroyed by the Prisoners riot as reported by the Superintendent of Prisons New Magazine.
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