Ali Sabry PC has stated that a community-based correction system would prove effective taking into consideration the proposal of correcting those who are imprisoned for less than two years within the community itself instead of imprisoning them. Sabry had made these remarks at the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Justice Meeting held last Friday (8), according to a parliamentary press release. “The Justice Minister was of the view that there is no point in sending people behind bars without reforming them and therefore, a community-based correction system would be a more effective method. He has further instructed that public views be obtained regarding the draft report “Community Based Correction System in Sri Lanka”. Thus, he had proposed a two-tier via the Ministerial Committee to achieve this objective.

Source: The Nation October 10, 2021 17:48 UTC