They told the President that the number of prisoners in the Welikada prison is three times the size that the prison can accommodate.They also informed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, that a lot of time was spent hearing cases that were filed without any credible evidence and that this led to them been incarcerated in prisons for a longer period.They were told by President Rajapaksa that he will take steps to appoint a Committee to look into their problems and improve the conditions in the prison.