also formulated information pamphlets for prison officers on the SMRs, prevention of torture, and the mandate, powers and functions of the Human Rights Commission. 8. Limitations of this study 1. The quality of research articles and documents used in the course of this study, and their relevance to the context of prisons in Sri Lanka. 2. The truthfulness and sincerity of answers provided by the inmates and officers. 3. The ability and competence of inmates to understand the questions. 4. The reluctance of inmates to disclose the truth due to fear of reprisals. 5. Time constraints which allowed only a selected number of institutions to be included in the sample of prisons and the time spent at each prison. 6. The lack of access to certain groups of inmates, e. g. convicted inmates working in external jobs outside the prison premises, and therefore being unavailable to participate in the quantitative and qualitative interviews, and inmates who were in court on the days of the Commission’s visit. 9. Prison abbreviations Prison name Abbreviation New Magazine Remand Prison Mahara Closed Prison Negombo Remand Prison Homagama Work Camp Wariyapola Remand Prison Pallekele Open Prison Camp Pallekele Closed Prison Kuruwita Remand Prison Kuruwita Work Camp Badulla Remand Prison Batticaloa Remand Prison Galle Remand Prison Weerawila Work Camp Agunukolapelassa Closed Prison Anuradhapura Open Prison Camp Anuradhapura Remand Prison Jaffna Remand Prison Colombo Remand Prison Kegalle Remand Prison Welikada Prison NMRP MCP NRP HWC WRP POPC PCP KRP KWC BRP BATRP GRP WWC ACP AOPC ARP JRP CRP KGRP WCP 17