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Sri Lanka

The prisons, jails and police of Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, the atlas records 16 correctional facilities and 422 police units. Sri Lanka's prisons are run by the Department of Prisons. Welikada in Colombo is the largest. Among them are 422 police stations, 14 prisons and 1 remand prison. 1 entry has a telephone number on record; for the others, the address and map location are given. Western Province has the most entries of any region, with 111. Choose one of 9 regions to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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Sri Lanka, by region

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Composition

What the atlas holds here

422Police stations
14Prisons
1Remand prison
1Open prison
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Prisons & jails

16 facilities

16 entries
Badulla PrisonPrisonBadulla DistrictUva Province—
Batticaloa PrisonPrisonBatticaloa DistrictEastern Province—
GroundPrisonKandy DistrictCentral Province—
Jaffna PrisonPrisonJaffna DistrictNorthern Province—
Mahara Prison ComplexPrisonGampaha DistrictWestern Province—
Matara prisonPrisonMatara DistrictSouthern Province—
MoragollawelimadaPrisonBadulla DistrictUva Province—
Negombo PrisonPrisonGampaha DistrictWestern Province—
Prison - GallePrisonGalle DistrictSouthern Province+94 914 677 523
Prison - PallekelePrisonKandy DistrictCentral Province—
Prison Complex MonaragalaPrisonMonaragala DistrictUva Province—
Prison QuartersPrisonBatticaloa DistrictEastern Province—
Remand Prison KegalleRemand prisonKegalle DistrictSabaragamuwa Province—
Walikada PrisionPrisonColombo DistrictWestern Province—
Watareka Open Prison CampMigodaOpen prisonColombo DistrictWestern Province—
Welikada PrisonPrisonColombo DistrictWestern Province—
Questions

Frequently asked

How many prisons and jails are in Sri Lanka?

The atlas lists 16 prisons, jails and detention centres in Sri Lanka, including 14 prisons and 1 remand prison.

How many police stations are in Sri Lanka?

422 police units are listed for Sri Lanka, all recorded as police stations.

Can I look up a prisoner in Sri Lanka?

Public inmate lists are generally not published in Sri Lanka. Contact the facility or the Department of Prisons, using the address and telephone on each facility page.

Which region has the most facilities?

Western Province, with 5 prisons and jails and 106 police units.

Are telephone numbers available for these facilities?

Yes for 1 entry of 16. Where a number is missing, the facility page shows its address and map location; details can change, so the agency's own website is the authority.

Who runs the prisons in Sri Lanka?

The Department of Prisons is responsible for them. The regions below list every establishment it runs, along with the police units in each area.

What specialised facilities are there in Sri Lanka?

The atlas lists 1 remand prison and 1 open prison here. Each has its own page with the address and, where published, a phone number.

How is Sri Lanka divided in the atlas?

The atlas files Sri Lanka by region, following official administrative boundaries; 9 regions currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the region where it is located; Western Province is the largest by number of entries.

How do I contact the police in Sri Lanka?

In an emergency, call the national emergency number. For anything else, the atlas lists 422 police units here. Open a region to see the units in each area.

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