Prisons Commissioner General Rohana Pushpakumara said a feasibility study in this regard has been completed and first five scanners will be installed in Welikada, Dumbara, Mahara, Magazine and Colombo Remand Prisons at a cost of Rs. 60 million. These scanners will be installed in the prisons premises to prevent smuggling of unwarranted material into the prisons, .

Prisons Commissioner General further said that security rooms for the scanners are under construction, according to the standards of the Atomic Energy Authority.