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Sri Lanka to release hundreds of inmates as death toll from prison riot rises
4:04 PM,
December 5, 2020
Abiodun Ogundairo
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The violent clashes broke out after prisoners vented their anger over coronavirus-related conditions at a high-security prison located near Colombo. Eleven people have since died, with over 100 wounded in the riots.
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