Amid the unrest in Haiti since 2018, armed gangs stormed Haiti 's two largest prisons in March 2024, resulting in more than 4,700 inmates escaping. The gangs demanded that prime minister Ariel Henry resign, attacking and closing Toussaint Louverture International Airport and preventing Henry from entering the country.

Mar 2, 2024 · Haiti’s government declared a state of emergency on Sunday after thousands of inmates apparently escaped from its largest prison during a surge of gang violence that has upended the Caribbean...

Mar 4, 2024 · Hundreds of inmates fled Haiti’s main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility in an overnight explosion of violence that engulfed much of the capital. At least five people were dead Sunday.

Mar 5, 2024 · The attack occurred just hours after authorities in Haiti ordered a nighttime curfew following violence in which armed gang members overran the two biggest prisons and freed thousands of inmates over the weekend.

Mar 4, 2024 · 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.

Aug 19, 2024 · A prison break in Saint-Marc on Aug. 16 left 16 inmates dead, 10 escaped, and two officers injured. The incident, fueled by a guard strike over unpaid wages, underscores Haiti’s ongoing prison crisis, with overcrowding and poor conditions driving unrest across the system

Aug 17, 2024 · A prison break in central Haiti has resulted in the deaths of at least 11 inmates, the authorities said, the third such incident this year amid a continuing humanitarian crisis fuelled by...

Aug 16, 2024 · PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Inmates broke out of a prison in the coastal town of Saint-Marc in central Haiti on Friday, police said, as authorities in the country struggle to quell widespread gang violence.

Aug 16, 2024 · At least 11 inmates were killed in the tumult of a prison break on Friday in Haiti's coastal city of Saint-Marc, officials said.

6 days ago · Meanwhile, Haiti’s two largest prisons, both located in Port-au-Prince, remain closed a year after armed gangs destroyed them after staging a prison break.