President Bernardo Arévalo called an overhaul of his country’s prison system an “absolute priority” after 20 inmates accused of belonging to the Barrio 18 group were found to have escaped undetected.
Tag: Prison Escapes
Inmates Make Brazen Escape in Guatemala
“I’m not going to deny the reality — there’s no good explanation,” the interior minister said of how the 20 inmates had slipped out, perhaps over a period of time.
Zakaria Zubeidi, Palestinian Militia and Theater Leader, Speaks After Release From Prison
Zakaria Zubeidi inspired Palestinians and horrified Israelis. Freed from jail during a recent truce, he questions what his many lives have achieved.
Nine-Month Manhunt for French Fugitive Finally Produces an Arrest
A French convict was arrested in Romania months after he had been freed in a brazen daytime ambush that killed two prison guards, authorities said.
Zakaria Zubeidi, Militant Who Briefly Escaped Israeli Prison, Is Among Released Palestinians
Mr. Zubeidi, who was also once a theater director, stunned Israelis and Palestinians alike when he and others broke out of jail in 2021.
Daniel Khalife, UK Prison Escapee, Is Convicted of Spying for Iran
Daniel Khalife also pleaded guilty to an escape from a London jail, strapped underneath a truck with a sling made of trousers, that embarrassed the British authorities.
Congo Releases More Than 700 Inmates After a Deadly Stampede
At least 129 people died when inmates tried to escape from Makala Prison, where conditions are abysmal and overcrowding is a major problem.
Two Armed Rebels Who Led a Nation: A Love Story
José Mujica and Lucía Topolansky have long been married to one another — and their leftist political cause.
No Arrest in Prisoner Manhunt in France, Weeks After Deadly Ambush
The aftermath of a brazen attack on a prison convoy has raised uncomfortable questions for France’s justice system.
A France in Shock Confronts the Violence in Its Midst
The ruthless assault that freed a prisoner and set off a manhunt has turned attention to a multibillion-dollar drug trade fueling gang warfare.