{"id":2191709,"date":"2024-03-04T00:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T05:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haiti-prison-break-thousands-of-inmates-escape-after-armed-gangs-storm-jails\/"},"modified":"2024-03-04T00:38:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T05:38:15","slug":"haiti-prison-break-thousands-of-inmates-escape-after-armed-gangs-storm-jails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haiti-prison-break-thousands-of-inmates-escape-after-armed-gangs-storm-jails\/","title":{"rendered":"Armed gangs storm Haiti jails, leading to mass inmate escape"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhaiti-prison-break-thousands-of-inmates-escape-after-armed-gangs-storm-jails%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2191709&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Haiti Declares State \u200bof Emergency Amidst Escalating Violence<\/h2>\n<p>Haiti&#8217;s \u2063government has declared a state of emergency \u2064following a weekend \u2064of extreme violence,\u200d which \u200dincluded the storming of the country&#8217;s two largest prisons, resulting in \u200dthe\u200b escape of thousands of inmates. The government announced that police and\u200b prison staff \u2064were killed and injured in these criminal acts, prompting the \u2062implementation of a nighttime\u200d curfew until Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>During the chaos, \u200cnearly\u2063 4,000\u200d prisoners escaped from\u200c one prison, while another prison\u200d housing 1,400 \u200dinmates was also overrun. This has led to\u200b massive population displacements, kidnappings, assassinations, violence against \u200cwomen \u200band children, and the looting and theft of public and \u2062private \u2064property, according to\u2063 the government.<\/p>\n<p>Gangs have \u200bbeen coordinating their attacks, targeting various\u200d locations such as the international airport, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/historic-trial-for-2015-isis-terror-attack-begins-in-france\/\" title=\"Historic Trial For 2015 ISIS Terror Attack Begins In France\">national soccer stadium<\/a>, and \u2063police stations. Tragically, four officers \u200dwere killed \u2062during \u200dan attack on a police station on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bviolence has forced citizens to seek shelter on \u200dstreets filled with debris \u2064and burning\u2062 tires, as gunfights \u2062between gang members \u200cand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shockingly-appalling-jen-psaki-slammed-after-laughing-at-those-concerned-with-soft-on-crime-policy-consequences\/\" title=\"\u2018Shockingly Appalling\u2019: Jen Psaki Slammed After Laughing At Those Concerned With \u2018Soft-On-Crime\u2019 Policy Consequences\">police officers continue<\/a>. \u200dPrime Minister Ariel Henry has urgently appealed for foreign support and emphasized the \u2064need\u2062 for upcoming\u200c elections to restore stability in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden \u2062administration has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greenlighting-over-the-counter-birth-control-the-fda-puts-womens-health-last\/\" title=\"FDA prioritizes profits over women's health by approving over-the-counter birth control.\">expressed deep\u200d concern<\/a> over the situation in Haiti and has \u200cbeen closely \u200dmonitoring the developments. A National\u2064 Security Council official has\u200c reaffirmed the United States&#8217; commitment to\u2063 democracy and fair elections.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, \u2062you \u200bcan read the \u200dfull article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/haitian-police-unions-plead-help-025326369.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How\u200b many prisoners escaped and what are \u200cthe consequences of their escape?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Haiti Declares State of\u200d Emergency Amidst Escalating\u200c Violence<\/p>\n<p>Haiti&#8217;s government has\u2064 declared a state of emergency following a weekend of extreme violence, which included the storming of the country&#8217;s two \u200blargest prisons, resulting in the escape of thousands\u2062 of inmates. The government has announced that\u2062 police and prison staff \u2064were killed\u200c and injured in these criminal acts, prompting the \u2062implementation of a nighttime curfew until Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>During the chaos, nearly 4,000 prisoners escaped from one prison, while another prison\u2064 housing 1,400 inmates was also overrun. This has led to massive population \u200bdisplacements, kidnappings, assassinations, violence\u200b against\u2064 women and children, and the looting and theft\u2062 of public \u2063and \u2062private property, according\u2064 to the government.<\/p>\n<p>Gangs have been coordinating their attacks, targeting various locations such as the international airport, the national soccer stadium, and police stations. Tragically, four\u2062 officers were killed during an attack on a police station on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063violence has forced citizens to seek shelter\u200d on streets filled with debris and burning \u200dtires, as gunfights between gang members and police officers continue. Prime Minister Ariel Henry has \u2062urgently appealed for \u200dforeign support and emphasized the\u200b need \u2064for upcoming elections to restore stability in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration\u200c has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-mccarthy-calls-for-house-investigation-into-biden-response-to-maui-wildfires\/\" title=\"Kevin McCarthy demands House probe into Biden's handling of Maui wildfires.\">expressed deep \u200bconcern<\/a> over the situation \u200bin Haiti and has been closely monitoring the developments. A National Security Council official has reaffirmed the United States&#8217; commitment to democracy and fair elections.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, you can read the full article here: [link to the article].<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Haiti declared a state of emergency due to intense violence, including prison breakouts, resulting in numerous casualties among police and prison staff. The government imposed a nighttime curfew and condemned these criminal acts. 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