Haiti: Hundreds of prisoners escape Port-au-Prince prison

Mar 03, 2024

In a post on X, one of Haiti's Police Unions pleaded for all officers in the capital with access to cars and weapons to...

Death toll from prison clashes in Ecuador rises to 68

Nov 14, 2021

Quito [Ecuador], November 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from the clashes at the Litoral Penitentiary in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil has risen to...

Sweden: Guards freed after hostage-taking by prison inmates

Jul 22, 2021

Stockholm [Sweden], July 22 : Two prison guards who were taken hostage on Wednesday (local time) at a penitentiary outside the Swedish city of...

Haiti government declares state of emergency after thousands of prisoners escape Port-au-Prince prison

Mar 04, 2024

The Haiti government declared a state of emergency on Sunday after thousands of prisoners escaped from its largest prison, Haiti's National Penitentiary, during a...