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Prison Escape Main Event: Inmate drugs twin ...
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2018-02-16 Inmate drugs twin brother in brazen escape from prison Piedras Gordas, Peru
C. 2018-01-01 Brazil prison: At least nine killed in new year riot Goiania, Goias, Brazil
D. 2017-07-06 28 dead in prison fight in Acapulco Las Cruces, Acapulco, Mexico
E. 2017-01-06 Drugs gang 'kills 33 inmates' in Brazilian jail Monte Cristo Rural Penitentiary, Roraima, Brazil
5. 2016-01-09 Two Argentina fugitives escape manhunt Santa Fe, Argentina
G. 2016-01-01 Guatemala prison riot leaves eight inmates dead Puerto Barrios, Guatemala
H. 2015-09-01 Venezuela prison fire: Tocuyito blaze kills 17 Tocuyito, Venezuela
8. 2015-07-15 Mexico releases video of drug lord Joaquin Guzman escape Mexico
9. 2015-07-13 Mexico on high alert as manhunt for drug lord Guzman continues Mexico
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| Feb.16 |
Peru |
Inmate drugs twin brother in brazen escape from prison Map of Piedras Gordas Peru Alexander Delgado allegedly drugged his twin brother, changed into his clothes and walked out a free man
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| Jan.1 |
Brazil |
Brazil prison: At least nine killed in new year riot Map of Goiania Goias Brazil Police in Brazil say at least nine prisoners have been killed in a riot at a jail in the central state of Goias
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| Jul.6 |
Mexico |
28 dead in prison fight in Acapulco The pre-dawn fight between rival gangs in a prison in south-western Mexico broke out in the maximum security wing of Las Cruces prison
| Jan.6 |
Brazil |
Drugs gang 'kills 33 inmates' in Brazilian jail At least 33 prisoners have been killed in a prison in northern Brazil, just days after 56 died during a jail riot in a neighbouring state
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| Jan.9 |
Argentina |
Two Argentina fugitives escape manhunt A huge manhunt netted only one of three fugitives convicted of a triple murder, officials said hours after claiming all had been caught
| Jan.1 |
Guatemala |
Guatemala prison riot leaves eight inmates dead More than 20 injured. The inmates were drinking on New Year's Eve when a fight broke out. At least two prisoners were beheaded
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| Sep.1 |
Venezuela |
Venezuela prison fire: Tocuyito blaze kills 17 The cause of the blaze at a jail near the city of Valencia is still being investigated. Inmates said an electrical fault was to blame
| Jul.15 |
Mexico |
Mexico releases video of drug lord Joaquin Guzman escape Mexican authorities have released CCTV footage showing the moments before the country's most-wanted drug lord escaped from his prison cell
| Jul.13 |
Mexico |
Mexico on high alert as manhunt for drug lord Guzman continues
| Jul.12 |
Mexico |
Drug lord Joaquin Guzman used tunnel for prison break Map of Altiplano jail Mexico Guzman, known as El Chapo or 'Shorty', used an elaborate tunnel to break out of a maximum security prison, officials say | |
| Mar.23 |
Uruguay |
Uruguay no more Guantanamo prisoners
| Feb.8 |
Amazon |
Near-naked women help 28 escape from jail
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| Dec.11 |
Venezuela |
Death toll in Venezuelan prison overdose up to 48 Officials announced on Thursday that 48 people have died from taking a toxic cocktail of stolen pharmaceuticals. That's up from 35 confirmed...
| Dec.7 |
Uruguay |
Guantanamo six arrive in Uruguay
| Dec.5 |
Uruguay |
Uruguay set to take six Guantanamo prisoners President Jose Mujica has confirmed his country will resettle six Guantanamo Bay prisoners on humanitarian grounds
| Nov.28 |
Venezuela |
35 died from overdoses during prison uprising
| Nov.3 |
Peru |
Wife: Joran van der Sloot stabbed in prison
| Aug.24 |
Brazil |
Deadly riot in southern Brazil jail Map of Cascavel Brazil Police in Brazil say rioters in a jail in the southern city of Cascavel have killed four fellow inmates and injured several others
| Apr.2 |
Chile |
Prison escape in quake-hit Chile city
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| Aug.30 |
Sao Paulo |
Boy's 'killers' dead in Brazil jail
| Aug.3 |
Honduras |
Honduras troops take over at prison
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| Feb.15 |
Honduras |
Nearly 300 killed in Honduras prison fire Map of Comayagua Honduras At least 272 inmates were dead and the fate of 105 others was unknown as families clamored to learn whether their loved ones perished
Many victims were burned or suffocated to death in their cells in Comayagua, north of the capital Tegucigalpa
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| Feb.23 |
Cuba |
Prison hunger striker Zapata dies Leading Cuban political prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo, 42, has died in hospital after 85 days on hunger strike
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| Aug.23 |
Brazil |
At least 20 prisoners die in prison fire Map of Ponte Nova Brazil The inmates broke out of a cellblock and set a fire in an apparent attempt to settle scores with a rival gang in the south-central state of Minas Gerais
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| Jun.11 |
Guantanamo |
Suicides spur criticism The suicides of 3 inmates at the prison camp spurred renewed calls for changes at the facility | |
| May.15 |
Sao Paulo |
State's prison revolts end Revolts in 70 jails have come to an end, after 4 days of violence in which at least 81 people died
| Apr.19 |
Guantanamo |
List of detainee names released The U.S. government released the most extensive accounting yet of the hundreds of people held there
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| Jun.3 |
Guantanamo |
Detainees, not soldiers, flushed Quran A U.S. military investigation at the Guantanamo has determined that detainees attempted to flush the Quran | |
| Mar.7 |
Dominican Republic |
Prison fire 'kills 140' Clashes between rival gangs in the prison in the eastern town of Higuey led to a fire
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| Jun.1 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Jail revolt leaves 34 dead Inmates seized guns and hostages during an attempt to stage a jailbreak
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| Jan.11 |
Guantanamo |
Afghan captives start detention The first group of 20 prisoners are now in a detention camp at a military base at Guantanamo | |
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| May.21 |
Chile |
28 die in prison riot fire Prisoners set mattresses and blankets on fire. 150 inmates were injured
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