Samabima Party Leader Deepthi Kumara Gunarathne says that leftists in Sri Lanka maintain a strictly moralistic perspective when viewing the prison system.
Speaking during a dicsussion on the 'Ideas Front' YouTube channel moderated by Narada Bakmeewewa, Gunarathne notes that mainstream political factions look at the issue through a narrow lens of crime and punishment.
He points out that these groups consistently ignore the fact that a prison is fundamentally a state institution rather than just a place for retribution.
Meanwhile, political analyst Vipula Karunathillake observes that Sri Lanka continues to be governed by a nineteenth century mindset regarding incarceration.
He highlighted a prevailing social prejudice across the country which falsely suggests that individuals who end up in prison simply bring it upon themselves as an unavoidable inheritance.
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