Thousands of inmates escaped Haiti's main prison in a chaotic free-for-all after armed gang members overtook the facility Saturday night in the country's latest shockwave of violence.

Deadly Chaos In Haiti: 12 Killed As Gangs Storm Prisons In Port-Au-Prince, Freeing Nearly 4,000 Inmates. ... struggled to reestablish order after thousands of dangerous criminals were set free.

Haiti is under a state of emergency and nighttime curfew amid a surge of violence, after armed gangs attacked the Caribbean country's two largest prisons and freed scores of inmates.. The Haitian ...

Armed gangs continued to sow chaos in Haiti’s capital on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. More than 60,000 Haitians have been displaced in the past month. ... More than 4,000 inmates, ...

Haiti's government declared a 72-hour state of emergency on Sunday after armed gangs stormed a major prison. At least 12 people were killed and about 3,700 inmates escaped in the jailbreak.

Gangs in Haiti launch fresh attacks, days after a new prime minister is announced Gangs control around 80% of Port-au-Prince, ... releasing more than 4,000 inmates.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti —Haiti is under a nighttime curfew after armed gangs led a mass prison break and demanded the resignation of the country’s prime minister, who is abroad seeking support ...

Members of the powerful gang coalition Viv Ansanm stormed a prison in Haiti on Monday, releasing more than 500 inmates after setting fire to a police substation during a day of panic in the ...

In early March, gangs raided the country’s two largest prisons, the National Penitentiary and the civil prison in Croix-des-Bouquets, leading to the escape of more than 4,000 detainees.

Conille spoke a day after a second group of 200 Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti to help quell widespread gang violence as part of a U.N.-backed mission led by the East African country.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille ordered gangs to surrender their weapons during a televised speech late Wednesday in which he acknowledged how dangerous life in ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille ordered gangs to surrender their weapons during a televised speech late Wednesday in which he acknowledged how dangerous life in ...