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Table  068 (Soc., Pri., Envir.)
Receptions of prisons (Population) (Deaths) (Expenditure) (1997 - 2003)
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                                              Year                                                         Item 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Receptions              
Total prisoners 89,493 97,737 99,840 89,325 95,725 107,210 116,216
Male 83,487 90,853 93,061 83,754 91,220 102,295 110,682
Female 6,006 6,884 6,779 5,571 4,505 4,915 5,534
Juveniles  32 38 45 53 44 64 101
Committals for safe custody till trial or for want of security 71,350 76,930 77,374 70,610 73,486 82,187 88,535
Committals for purposes of penal imprisonment 18,143 20,807 22,466 18,715 22,239 25,023 27,681
Sentenced to five years and above 327 285 341 716 832 939 872
Sentenced to one year and under five years 2,614 2,679 4,423 5,586 6,830 7,641 7,295
Sentenced to above 3 months and under 1 year 10,815 12,940 13,043 8,564 10,554 11,302 12,482
Sentenced to under 3 months 4,387 4,903 4,659 3,849 4,023 5,141 7,032
Daily average population 12,739 13,999 16,402 16,412 17,216 17,705 20,186
Deaths 58 49 98 59 64 105 71
Expenditure on prisons (Rs. Thousands) 575,266 671,356 777,347 1,003,066 1,133,540 1,102,964 1,133,057
© 2008, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source: 
Department of Prisons
key:
*;Number of admissions to the training school for youthful offenders at Pallansena
Revised:  2008(y)/11(m)/20(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
     The Head, Department of Management Studies
     University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka