STF to handle Prison security from today!

The elite Police unit, the Special Task Force (STF) will handle prison security from today Senior Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of Justice and Prison Reforms, Bandula Jayasinghe said.
 
In the first stage 300 Special Task Force personnel will be deployed in three prisons. Accordingly, 200 STF personnel will be attached to the Welikada and Magazine prisons and 100 will be attached to the Angunakolapelessa Prison from October 15.
 
Jayasinghe says the measure has been taken to prevent illegal items from entering prisons, enhance security and curb racketeering operations and other illegal activities in prisons.
 
Deployment of STF personnel was scheduled to commence on October 1, but due to a delay in repairs of their barracks the deployment to prisons was postponed until October 15, the official said.