According to this article written by Associated Press writer Jonathan M. Katz, three inmates are dead after trying to escape from Haiti's prison which was damaged by the earthquake within Haiti not long ago. 100 United Nations police officers were within the prison at the time of the prison riot. The inmates took seven foreign hostages for a time, but all were released. Some of the hostages sustained minor injuries. It is estimated that an additional seven officers sustained minor injuries from the struggle. Police familiar with the numbers within Haiti's largest prison say that a few inmates did escape. Allegedly this prison holds many well-known and very dangerous gang members that could cause major problems if they escape. The prison is said to be way overcrowded and has seen numerous escape attempts such as this since the earthquake that tore Haiti up went through. Guards were all on closer duty after the riot was quelled, but that really does not seem to mean much if so many prisoners have already escaped. Haiti is still in trouble and hopefully they get their prison institutions back to security before all of these criminals escape to go back and criminalize Haiti and other nations if they can escape the country.
By: Kyle Coia
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