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Table  023 (Soc., Pri., Reason)
Admission of Convicted Prisoners (Type of Offence) (1982-1996)
Pri023e
Year Narcotic Drugs  Excise  Other Offences Total
Number % Number % Number % Number
1982 443 4.6 1,924 20.2 7,176 75.2 9,543
1983 580 6.1 2,161 22.7 6,791 71.2 9,532
1984 1,777 13.7 3,842 29.6 7,364 56.7 12,983
1985 3,207 24.2 3,563 26.9 6,499 49.0 13,269
1986 3,722 25.5 3,593 24.9 7,302 49.9 14,617
1987 3,642 27.3 2,970 22.2 6,743 50.5 13,355
1988 2,337 8.8 786 23.0 2,325 62.2 3,410
1989 3,091 38.6 1,275 15.9 3,648 45.5 8,014
1990 6,654 47.1 2,248 15.9 5,226 37.0 14,128
1991 7,642 40.2 5,723 30.1 5,654 29.7 19,019
1992 5,915 32.4 4,928 27.0 7,408 40.6 18,251
1993 6,651 35.7 4,873 26.1 7,115 38.2 18,654
1994 5,660 34.9 4,002 24.6 6,579 30.5 16,241
1995 5,181 32.6 4,162 26.2 6,550 41.2 15,893
1996 7,349 41.3 4,652 26.2 5,768 32.5 17,769
© ‚Q‚O‚O‚SC KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source: 
Administration Report of The Commissioner General of Prisons (1999) 
Revised:  2004(y)/06(m)/12(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
     The former Head, Department of Management Studies
     University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka