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Sri Lanka plans to open a new prison in a disused hospital building, the justice ministry announced Wednesday after a riot killed 20 inmates and eight guards at an overcrowded jail. The deadly violence has intensified scrutiny of Sri Lanka’s chronically overcrowded jails, with official figures showing prisons were operating at roughly four times their…
Clashes in a Sri Lankan jail have killed 23 people, including four guards, and wounded more than 100 in the country’s deadliest prison riot in more than five years, officials said Monday. The wounded were rushed to the Negombo hospital, north of the capital Colombo, following overnight clashes between inmates from two drug gangs at…
Last Updated:July 06, 2026, 2:44 PM IST Violence broke out between rival groups of inmates at Negombo Prison, with authorities alleging the unrest may have been linked to drug trafficking activities inside the jail. Image outside the Negombo Prison in Sri Lanka (Credits: X) The death toll from the violent clashes inside Negombo Prison in…