A new prison is set to be established in the Mahamodara area of Galle, according to an Extraordinary Gazette notification issued by the Minister of Justice and National Integration, Harshana Nanayakkara.
The gazette notification was issued under the powers granted to the Minister by Section 2 of the Prisons Ordinance (Chapter 54).
According to the notification, the facility will be established as the “Mahamodara Prison”, with its jurisdiction covering the entire country.
The order was signed by Minister Harshana Nanayakkara in Colombo on July 07, 2026.
When inquired by Ada Derana, a spokesman at the Ministry of Justice stated that the new prison is expected to operate on a temporary basis in a section of the closed Mahamodara Hospital premises.
