{"id":260920,"date":"2016-10-23T14:00:54","date_gmt":"2016-10-23T14:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=260920"},"modified":"2016-10-23T14:00:54","modified_gmt":"2016-10-23T14:00:54","slug":"more-than-170-inmates-break-out-of-haiti-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/10\/more-than-170-inmates-break-out-of-haiti-jail\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 170 inmates break out of Haiti jail"},"content":{"rendered":"
More than 170 inmates have escaped from a Haitian prison in Arcahaie, 45km (30 miles) north of the capital Port-au-Prince.<\/p>\n
The inmates stole five rifles; a guard and an inmate were killed in an exchange of fire.<\/p>\n
The authorities have begun a manhunt for the fugitives with the help of UN peacekeepers stationed in the country.<\/p>\n
The Haitian government tweeted that it condemned what it described as a prison mutiny.<\/p>\n
“One guard was killed during the incident,” Justice Minister Camille Edouard Junior told Reuters news agency.<\/p>\n
“Three prisoner were wounded, including one who died as a consequence of his wounds.”<\/p>\n
Eleven escapees have so far been detained, and checkpoints have been set up on roads near the prison.<\/p>\n
However, inmates at Arcahaie do not wear prison uniforms, making it easier for them to blend in with the general population.<\/p>\n
Haitian prisons are notoriously overcrowded and inmates spend years in pre-trial detention.<\/p>\n