Sri Lanka prison riots: Families demand answers as reform calls grow

Families of inmates at a prison in Negombo, Sri Lanka, are demanding answers after riots on Monday left 27 people dead and more than 100 injured. Hundreds of relatives searched lists of over 700 prisoners transferred to other facilities, with little information from authorities. Rights groups say the violence exposes deep failings in a prison system operating at 400 percent capacity, holding 40,000 inmates in facilities built for 11,000. The justice minister says multiple investigations are under way.

Al Jazeera's Minelle Fernandez reports from Negombo, Sri Lanka.

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