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Sri Lanka: Army deployed after new riot in overcrowded prison The Sri Lankan army intervenes in a prison housing 4,100 inmates, four times its capacity.
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The fact The facility, located on the island, had already experienced a deadly riot earlier in July.
Chronic overcrowding worsens tensions in the penal system.
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Why it matters Cette émeute révèle les dysfonctionnements structurels du système pénitentiaire sri-lankais, marqué par la suroccupation et des violences récurrentes, avec des implications pour la stabilité sociale du pays.
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