The Trump administration plans to open a 528-bed holding facility for migrant families and unaccompanied children next to an ...

The wounded were rushed to the Negombo hospital, north of the capital Colombo, following overnight clashes between inmates ...

Deadly clashes broke out inside a prison in the outskirts of Sri Lanka’s capital, officials said on Monday. Unrest broke out at the prison in Negombo, about 35 kilometers (22 miles) north of the ...

The country has faced criticism from human rights activists for the conditions in its prisons, including overcrowding and failing to protect inmates. By Pamodi Waravita and Jeremy W. Peters Pamodi ...

The government announced it was setting up a three-member team headed by a retired Supreme Court justice to investigate the ...

The killer of Jean Hanlon, 53, was sentenced to 10 years in jail after being found guilty of murder last week but the Greek ...

Sri Lanka prison unrest in Negombo leaves 26 dead and over 100 injured. Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara accepts ...

Twenty-five people were killed and about 100 injured as security officials struggled to contain two days of ‌clashes between ...

Some Pennsylvania lawmakers want to give prosecutors more time to bring charges against people who supply drugs in fatal ...

To the casual eye, there was nothing unusual about the bearded young Russian man sitting on a bench in the German city of ...

An Edna Mahan inmate is appealing a judge's dismissal of her lawsuit alleging prison officials failed to provide a safe housing environment.