A two-day riot at Sri Lanka's Negombo Prison has left at least 25 people dead and around 100 injured after clashes between ...

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO, July 10 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's efforts to reduce prison overcrowding by reopening a colonial ...

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO, July 8 (Reuters) - Dularika Perera, 38, only found out her cousin was among 26 people killed in ...

Vast majority of wounded also non-convicts A file picture of the Negombo Prison during the recent riots By Shamindra Ferdinando The Department of Prisons yesterday (14) revealed that all inmates ...

The two days of violence at Negombo Prison are the worst prison riots in the country in years.

Police said the fighting broke out at Negombo prison on Sunday evening between inmates from rival drug gangs.

Indian High Commission in Colombo contacts family of inmate killed in Sri Lanka's recent prison riots amid ongoing ...

‘I accept responsibility’: Sri Lankan minister says situation under control after nation’s deadliest prison riot kills 26 - Families of inmates protested as they sought updates on relatives caught in ...

With the latest fatalities, 10 prison officials and 22 inmates have died in one of the country's deadliest prison riots in ...

Wednesday 8th July, 2026 Prison riots in Negombo have claimed 27 lives including those of seven officers and left more than 100 others injured. It is believed that a clash between a group of drug ...

The country has faced criticism from human rights activists for the conditions in its prisons, including overcrowding and ...