The Sri Lankan government is committed to reforming prisons in line with UN standards, the minister D M Swaminathan said on Wednesday, the Colombo Page reported.
Pledging to improve the humanitarian conditions, Mr Swaminathan failed to comment on the recent comments by the UN Special Rapporteur highlighting the ongoing use of torture against those in detention.
"Using modern technology for security measures in prisons, professionalizing the staff at the Prisons Department, improving the rehabilitation programs provided for prisoners are the other areas that we are focusing on to improve the standards of the prisons system in this country," he added.
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