Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:prison
|
| gptkbp:address |
gptkb:Baseline_Road,_Borella,_Colombo
|
| gptkbp:capacity |
1700
|
| gptkbp:city |
gptkb:Colombo
|
| gptkbp:closed |
2019
yes |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
|
| gptkbp:expansion |
redevelopment for commercial and public use
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
oldest and largest prison in Sri Lanka
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Welikada Prison
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Colombo
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Welikada_prison_massacre
gptkb:1983_riots |
| gptkbp:notableInmate |
gptkb:Anton_Balasingham
gptkb:Rohana_Wijeweera gptkb:Sarath_Fonseka gptkb:Kumaran_Pathmanathan |
| gptkbp:opened |
1841
|
| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:Department_of_Prisons_(Sri_Lanka)
|
| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Western_Province
|
| gptkbp:status |
operational
|
| gptkbp:type |
maximum security prison
|
| gptkbp:usedFor |
convicted prisoners
remand prisoners political prisoners |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Borella
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|