It is reported that a group of female inmates from Negombo Prison have also been transferred to other prisons. The Prisons Department says that these inmates were transferred to Wariyapola and Bogambara Prisons yesterday.
The group transferred thus includes a group of foreign inmates from Negombo Prison. A group of inmates from Negombo Prison joined the riot that broke out at Negombo Prison.
Meanwhile, the process of transferring male inmates from Negombo Prison to other prisons is continuing. The Prisons Department says that attention is being drawn to the facilities available in the prisons while transferring inmates in this way.