The Welikada prison riot Violence was a prison riot Violence that occurred Presence on 9 November 2012 at Welikada Prison in Sri Lanka .

The Welikada prison riot Violence was a prison riot Violence that occurred Presence on 9 November 2012 at Welikada Prison in Sri Lanka .

Welikada Prison , which has around 4,000 prisoners , has witnessed a number of violent riots Violence in its history .

This prison riot Violence was the worst in Sri Lanka 's history since the 1983 riot Violence , also at Welikada Prison , which left Causation 53 prisoners dead .