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Deadly Riot at Negombo Prison Leaves at Least 25 Dead

Investigators are probing how inmates gained firearms during searches of the Negombo grounds in a prison system that holds far more people than it was built for.

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Deadly Riot at Negombo Prison Kills Up to 25, More Than 100 Wounded

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Mamdani Permanently Closes North Infirmary Command on Rikers Island

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Violent Clash at Kapurthala Jail Triggers Rooftop Protests

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Prosecutors File Second Indictment Against 10 Ex-Special Unit Officers in Augsburg Prison Case

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BBC Documentary Exposes Synthetic Drug Crisis Inside Barlinnie Prison

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Father in Barcelona Infant-Abuse Case Assaulted in Prison as Investigation Widens

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Ecuador Reports 10 Inmate Deaths Linked to Tuberculosis at Guayaquil’s Litoral Prison

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Machala Prison Violence Leaves 31 Inmates Dead in Ecuador

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31 Dead in Ecuador Prison as Government Begins Transfers to New Maximum-Security Facility

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Ecuador Prison Clashes Leave 31 Dead After Night of Gunfire

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Prison Riot in Ecuador’s Machala Leaves 4 Dead, 43 Injured

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New Testimonies Allege Barghouti Beaten Unconscious During Prison Transfer as Israel Denies Abuse

Prison Violence

Deadly Riot at Negombo Prison Leaves at Least 25 Dead

Deadly Riot at Negombo Prison Kills Up to 25, More Than 100 Wounded

Mamdani Permanently Closes North Infirmary Command on Rikers Island

Violent Clash at Kapurthala Jail Triggers Rooftop Protests

Prosecutors File Second Indictment Against 10 Ex-Special Unit Officers in Augsburg Prison Case

BBC Documentary Exposes Synthetic Drug Crisis Inside Barlinnie Prison

Father in Barcelona Infant-Abuse Case Assaulted in Prison as Investigation Widens

Unions at Huelva Prison Allege Mutiny and Injuries as Officials Deny Unrest

Europe's Torture Watchdog Warns French Prisons Risk 'Human Warehouses'

Gang-Linked Fight at Georgia’s Washington State Prison Leaves 3 Inmates Dead

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Reports of Prison Assaults Prompt Zambelli’s Transfer in Rome

Police File FIR Against 22 Inmates After Ludhiana Jail Unrest

13 Inmates Found Dead After Explosion Reported Outside Ecuador’s Machala Prison

Valdemoro Prison Assault Highlights Critical Shortfall of On‑Site Doctors

Ecuador Reports 10 Inmate Deaths Linked to Tuberculosis at Guayaquil’s Litoral Prison

Machala Prison Violence Leaves 31 Inmates Dead in Ecuador

31 Dead in Ecuador Prison as Government Begins Transfers to New Maximum-Security Facility

Ecuador Prison Clashes Leave 31 Dead After Night of Gunfire

Prison Riot in Ecuador’s Machala Leaves 4 Dead, 43 Injured

New Testimonies Allege Barghouti Beaten Unconscious During Prison Transfer as Israel Denies Abuse

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