Prison Fire

• 41 inmates killed after fire breaks out in overcrowded block of Indonesia prison

  A government minister said two of the dead were foreign nationals and confirmed the prison was operating in overcapacity when the fire broke out.

  World

  Sep 8, 2021
  
• Venezuelan police officials suspected of involvement in prison fire that killed 68

  Venezuela's chief prosecutor says five police officials are suspected of being responsible for a fire that killed 68 people.

  World

  Mar 31, 2018
  
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• Venezuelan government offers condolences 3 days after prison fire that killed 68

  Venezuela’s government broke its silence about a riot and fire in a police station’s cells that killed 68 people, most of them prisoners.

  World

  Mar 30, 2018
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• Two prison employees killed during attempted escape, prison on lockdown

  Several employees of a North Carolina prison were injured during an attempted escape Thursday afternoon.

  Crime

  Oct 12, 2017
• 17 dead, 11 injured after fire rips through overcrowded Venezuelan prison

  The chief prosecutor's office said in a statement that the cause of Monday's blaze at the prison known as Tocuyito is still being invested.

  World

  Aug 31, 2015