A group of nearly 50 inmates have been staging a fast on the roof of the prison since Sunday accusing the prison authorities of ill-treating the inmates.
Hospital authorities say one person was killed and 24 people who were injured were admitted to hospital.
Dr WMTD Wijekoon, director of Anuradhapura hospital, told the BBC that eight prison officers are among those injured.
Police spokesman Prishantha Jayakody told BBC Sinhala that he is aware of an incident but yet to get the details.
Every attempt to contact the prison authorities so far has not been successful, he said.
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