Department of Prisons

Vision

Social reintegration of inmates as good citizens through rehabilitation.

Mission

Making a fine relationship between prison officers and inmates In order to achieve the main objectives of custody, care, and corrections And thereby to improve job satisfaction of the officers, Regulate the welfare of the inmates thereby Utilize the productivity of their labour for benefit of the country.

Goals

  • Contribute to build a civilized society by means of proper rehabilitation of inmates and thereby making inmates to law abiding humanitarian persons.
  • Motivate prison officers and building up the team spirit within the department.

Priorities of the Department of Prisons

  • Under the authority of whatever court in a country, admission of convicted or remand prisoners at all status, provision of their custody, care and maintenance in terms of rules and regulations of the prison and production of remand prisoners to court.
  • Provision of common order and proper administration in relation to all prisons and correctional centers.
  • Provision of technical, agricultural, animal husbandry, and vocational trainings to inmates in all prisons and correctional centers.
  • Provision of welfare services to all prisons and correctional centers.
  • Making provisions for trainings to strengthen correctional field.
  • Making a desired social back ground for inmates after rehabilitation and social reintegration as better citizens as timely requirement.
  • Reducing prison congestion, introducing modern technology, improving physical resources and developing infrastructure facilities in relation to carrying out prison reforms.
  • Human resources development in Department of Prisons so as to make experienced and satisfied officers through training in different divisions and promotional programmes.
  • Establishment and carrying out of Information Management System in order to fulfill administrative activities of inmates correctly and efficiently.

Contact Details

Prisons Headquarters,
No.150, Baseline Road,
Colombo 09,
Sri Lanka.
+94 114 677 177
+94 114 677 180
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