In a third detention facility, officials used tear gas to control inmate protests. Two inmates died Friday morning at Kuruwita Prison in Kuruwita town about 80km from the capital, Wijepala said. Prison officials could not immediately be reached for comment. Separately, prison officials used tear gas to control inmate protests at the Pallansena Correctional Center on Friday. The poor living conditions in the congested prisons keep inmates in constant agitation, which triggered incidents, Perera said.