Sri Lanka Prison Riots Kill 3, Injure 20+ as Overcrowding Fuels Unrest

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A series of riots broke out across Sri Lanka's prisons, resulting in at least three deaths and more than 20 injuries. The violence began late Thursday night at Colombo's New Magazine Prison, where one inmate was killed and ten others were injured. The unrest has been linked to severe overcrowding conditions within the country's prison system. Authorities are working to restore order as the crisis highlights longstanding issues of prison mismanagement and capacity shortfalls in Sri Lanka.

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