HUMAN RIGHT COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA - Annual report 2020  officials are well aware of the shortcomings and are open to change. The findings and recommendations of this Study address the gap that exists in the understanding of prisons, penal and correctional system as well as the broader criminal justice system in Sri Lanka and increase the general understanding of the prison system, while also highlighting the shortcomings of the framework. These are expected to lead to the formulation and implementation of better practices and policies, to protect and promote prisoners’ rights and strengthen the correctional system. The recommendations corresponding to the areas of concern identified during the study are mainly threefold: (1) Improve physical conditions and administration of prisons (2) Enhance the welfare of prisoners (3) Reform the criminal justice system This Study was conducted with the financial assistance provided by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The electronic version of this Study was published in 2020 and is available for access on the HRCSL website at https://www.hrcsl.lk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/PrisonReport-Final-2.pdf. An implementation plan for the recommendations contained in the Study was also formulated with short, medium, and long term activities. 4.3. Monitoring the non-implementation of recommendations In keeping with one of the identified Goals in the Strategic Plan of the Commission to “Provide prompt and effective remedies by strengthening the inquiry, investigation and monitoring mechanism of the HRC”, the nonimplementation unit of the I&I Division, which was established to monitor the implementation of the Recommendations issued by the Commission, was successfully active in 2020. Following the approach introduced in 2019, this year the Non-implementation Unit compiled lists of institutions failing to implement HRCSL recommendations and clustered the recommendations that have not been implemented according to subject matter. Even though 63