Steps have been taken to provide compensation to the victims of the Matara Prison who died after a branch of a tree collapsed onto the Matara Prison (1).

According to the prisons spokesperson Gamini B. Dissanayake, the Government has decided to pay Rs.250,000 for each inmate who died in the incident.

Furthermore, he added that the other inmates who were injured and admitted to the Matara Hospital have returned to the prison following their treatment.

Accordingly, two buildings in the prison were damaged as a result of the incident and refurbishment on one building has been completed, while refurbishment on the other building is expected to be completed in the near future.

Steps have also been taken to transfer 55 inmates to the Angunakolapelessa Prison.#themorninglk #Trending #SriLanka #srilankadaily #SriLankaNews #SriLankaNewsToday #dailynews #NewsUpdate