The Colombo High Court has upheld the nine-month prison sentence imposed by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court on Bodu Bala Sena ...

A Sri Lankan court convicted 15 men on Tuesday over their involvement in the 2019 Easter bombings that killed more than 260 people, and sentenced them each to 200 years ...

One prisoner was killed and 10 injured in a riot that began late on Thursday Three prisoners were killed and at least 23 others injured in two prison riots in Sri Lanka, a senior official said on ...

Colombo (AsiaNews) - There is alarm in Sri Lanka over prison overcrowding, an emergency caused mainly by a lack of adequate facilities. Added to this is the fact that many defendants spend a ...

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 ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The death toll in Sri Lanka’s prison clash rose Tuesday to 26 — seven prison officials and 19 inmates — with authorities alleging the skirmish was linked to narcotic drugs ...