Department of Prisons
| බන්ධනාගාර දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 16 July 1905 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Sri Lanka |
| Headquarters | Prison Headquarters, 150 Baseline road, Colombo 9 6°55′18″N 79°52′41″E / 6.921530°N 79.878140°E |
| Motto | Custody, Care, Corrections |
| Employees | 6126 (2016) |
| Annual budget | Rs 8.6 billion (2016) |
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| Parent department | Ministry of Justice and National Integration |
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| Website | www.prisons.gov.lk |
The Department of Prisons (Sinhala: බන්ධනාගාර දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව Bandhanagara Departhamenthuwa) is a department of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for the incarceration and rehabilitation of convicted criminal offenders and terror suspects, coming under the purview of the Ministry of Justice and National Integration. The Commissioner-General of Prisons reports to the Subject Minister, who is in turn responsible to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
The current Commissioner-General of Prisons is Thushara Upuldeniya.