Dining hall fight at California's Folsom Prison leaves 8 inmates with non-serious injuriesOctober 7th, 2009 Fight at California prison injures 8 inmatesFOLSOM, Calif. — Eight California inmates have been injured after a fight erupted in a dining hall at Folsom State Prison.
Caught clean-handed: UK prison bans anti-swine flu hand gel after inmates use it to get drunkSeptember 24th, 2009 UK prison bans hand gel inmates used to get highLONDON — A British prison says a bunch of inmates have been caught with their hands clean — using hand sanitizing gel to get drunk. Peter McParlin of the Prison Officers Association says inmates were using it to make illicit alcohol.
Iraqi city of Tikrit locked down after prison break, authorities search for fugitivesSeptember 24th, 2009 Iraqi city locked down after prison breakBAGHDAD — Iraqi officials say about 15 prisoners have escaped from a prison in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit and authorities have locked down the city as they search for fugitives. Iraqi military spokesman Maj.
6 burned bodies found in burning car in Mexican border city under siege by drug violenceSeptember 15th, 2009 6 bodies found in burning car in MexicoTIJUANA, Mexico — Firefighters found six bodies inside a burning car in a Mexican border city besieged by drug violence, police said Tuesday. Four bodies were found in the compact car's seats and two in the trunk in Tijuana, across the border from San Diego, according to a police report.
Prison official: Fighting between inmates kills 19, injures 20 at lockup in northern MexicoAugust 15th, 2009 19 dead, 20 injured in Mexico prison fightMEXICO CITY — A fight among inmates Friday at a prison in northern Mexico killed 19 inmates and left more than 20 injured, Durango state officials said. The battle apparently involved inmates jailed on drug or organized crime charges.
40 inmates injured after riot breaks out at men's prison in Southern CaliforniaAugust 9th, 2009 40 inmates hurt in riot at Calif.'s Chino prisonLOS ANGELES —Forty prisoners were sent to hospitals after a riot broke out at the California Institution for Men in Chino. Prison spokesman Lt.
3 inmates break out of Belgian prison in daring helicopter escapeJuly 23rd, 2009 Inmates break out of Belgian prison in helicopterBRUSSELS — Belgian authorities say three inmates made a dramatic escape from prison by helicopter. Bruges prosecutor's office spokesman Marc Florens tells VRT television that an accomplice hijacked a helicopter Thursday and forced its pilot to fly into the prison yard, where the men got inside.
Chicago mayor's security guard catches convicted killer who was among 3 Ind. prison escapeesJuly 13th, 2009 Chicago mayor's security guard captures escapeeGRAND BEACH, Mich. — A convicted killer who was one of three inmates who escaped from the Indiana State Prison was caught Monday near the vacation home of Chicago Mayor Richard Daley by one of his bodyguards, and authorities warned residents nearby to stay inside.
Convicted killer who escaped from Ind. prison captured, manhunt for 2 other inmates continuesJuly 13th, 2009 1 of 3 escaped inmates from Ind. prison caughtGRAND BEACH, Mich.
Convicted killer who escaped from Ind. State Prison caught; manhunt for 2 others continuesJuly 13th, 2009 1 escaped Ind. inmate caught, 2 remain missingGRAND BEACH, Mich.
Gunmen kill priest, 2 seminarians in western Mexican state mired in drug violenceJune 16th, 2009 Gunmen kill priest, 2 seminarians in MexicoACAPULCO, Mexico — Gunmen ordered a priest and two seminarians out of their vehicle and shot them dead in a drug-plagued region of western Mexico, authorities said Monday. The three were killed as they drove through the town of Arcelia in Guerrero state to nearby Ciudad Altamirano to organize a spiritual retreat, said the Archbishop of Acapulco, Felipe Aguirre Franco.
Costs cited as Ala. decides to pull inmates from private prison where 2 escapedJune 8th, 2009 Ala. to remove inmates from private prisonBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama will remove its 250 inmates from a privately run prison where two convicts escaped last month and were only recaptured after a shootout with police in North Dakota.
Gunmen help 53 inmates flee Mexico prisonMay 18th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - Some 20 gunmen wearing police uniforms managed to enter a prison and helped 53 inmates escape in the northern Mexican state of Zacatecas, officials said. The incident occurred Saturday in Cineguillas penitentiary, located some 30 km from provincial capital Zacatecas, and all the inmates who escaped belonged to the Gulf drug cartel, Zacatecas Governor Amalia Garcia said.
Prison violence in Mexico leaves 20 injuredMarch 8th, 2009 CANCUN - More than 20 inmates were injured, one seriously, following a riot in a jail in southern Mexico Saturday, EFE news agency reported. The incident occurred in a municipal jail in southern coastal city of Cancun during an inspection by officials Saturday, Salvador Rocha, the public safety secretary of Quintana Roo province said.
Nineteen inmates killed in Mexico prison riotMarch 5th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - Nineteen inmates died and three were injured Wednesday in a prison riot in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, the police said. The trouble first started with rival gangs of inmates fighting for control of the prison.
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