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Sri Lanka’s Negombo Prison erupted in chaos with deadly riots leaving 25 dead—including 4 guards—and over 100 injured, sparked by an inmate snitch on a prison drug ring. The violence escalated from gang clashes to a full-scale breakout attempt, with inmates armed and wounded inmates flooding hospitals. Authorities are scrambling, deploying the military and planning inmate transfers, while the Justice Minister demands a full probe. This isn’t just another prison riot—it’s a stark warning about Sri Lanka’s crumbling, overcrowded correctional system, bursting at the seams with four times its intended capacity.

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