Sri Lanka, Sept. 2 -- The government has approved the recruitment of 554 officers to the Prisons Department in order to address the shortage of staff.

Prisons Commissioner and Media Spokesperson Jagath Weerasinghe said that the related vacancies were published in the Government Gazette on August 29, 2025.

Accordingly, recruitment will be carried out for 409 male prison wardens, 70 female wardens, 55 prison level II jailers, 7 female prison level II jailers, 10 male prison level II rehabilitation officers, and 3 female prison level II rehabilitation officers.

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