Three dead, 23 injured, in Sri Lanka prison riots as overcrowding strains jails

Three prisoners were killed and at least 23 others injured in two prison riots in Sri Lanka, a senior official said on Friday, as unrest continued across the island nation’s overcrowded prison system. One prisoner was killed and 10 injured in a riot that began late on Thursday…

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