Prison Overcrowding and House Arrest

The Sri Lankan government is considering implementing house arrest as a policy solution to address severe prison overcrowding, where facilities are operating at four times their designed capacity. This initiative aims to reduce the burden on the prison system while maintaining public safety.

Prisons so packed they're basically nightclubs at capacity—so the solution? Move everyone to house arrest and just hope nobody realizes their home is still a cell, just with better WiFi. Sri Lanka really said "let's decentralize the incarceration experience."