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Handcuffed Inmate Attacks Cop, Tries To Flee In Punjab, Shot Dead: Police
A jail inmate was shot dead after he allegedly attacked an asthmatic police constable with a sharp-edged weapon and attempted to escape custody outside a hospital here on Saturday, police said.
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Deadly Mpox Outbreak Strikes US Prison, Infecting Multiple Inmates
The virus, which spreads primarily through close physical contact, has now been detected in an Iowa prison, raising concerns about containment within high-risk environments.
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Tihar Jail Security Under Scrutiny After 2 Prisoners Killed In A Month
The killing of a second gangster in less than a month inside the Tihar jail here has once again put a serious question mark on the security at one of the largest prisons in Asia.
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14 Killed In Armed Attack On Mexico Prison, Dozens Of Inmates Escape
Gunmen attacked a prison in the northern Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez on Sunday, leaving 14 people dead and allowing 24 inmates to escape, the Chihuahua state prosecutors' office said.
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21 Inmates Dead, 66 Injured In Ecuador Prison Clashes
Three days of bloody clashes between inmates in Ecuador have left 21 dead and 66 people, including five police officers, injured in the latest bout of gang violence in the country's notoriously brutal prisons, officials said Thursday.
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All Inmates In US Federal Prisons Confined To Their Cells After Deadly Brawl
Inmates in all of America's federal prisons have been confined to their cells since Monday evening as a precaution after a deadly fight broke out at a Texas penitentiary.
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62 Inmates Dead In Ecuador Prison Riots
At least 62 inmates died Tuesday and several were injured in riots blamed on gang rivalry at three jails in Ecuador's overcrowded prison system, authorities said.
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8 Dead, 55 Injured In Sri Lankan Prison Riot Over Surge In Covid Cases
Intermittent gunfire rang out Monday at a Sri Lankan high security prison where a riot by inmates over a surge of coronavirus infections left at least eight dead and 55 wounded, police said.
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Agra Prisoner Tests Positive For Coronavirus, 14 Inmates Quarantined
An inmate of the Central Jail in Uttar Pradesh's Agra has tested positive for coronavirus. This is the first case of a convict being infected with the deadly virus in the state. 14 inmates who were in close contact with the convict have been quarantined after he tested positive.
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Too "Dead" For Jail, Claims US Man. But The Court Is Not Buying It
An inmate serving life for murder in the US state of Iowa offered a novel legal appeal, saying he should be released because he "died" four years ago.
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Brazil Man, Who Tried To Escape Jail Dressed As His Daughter, Found Dead
A Brazilian inmate, whose masked attempt to break out of jail dressed as his daughter reverberated around the world, was found dead in his cell on Tuesday, after apparently having hanged himself, Rio de Janeiro state authorities said on Tuesday.
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57 Killed, Several Beheaded In Clash Between Rival Gangs In Brazil Prison
A bloody clash between two prison gangs on Monday left at least 57 inmates dead with 16 of them decapitated, authorities in the state of Para said, the latest deadly clash as Brazil's government struggles to control the country's overcrowded jails.
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Girl Found Dead In Madhya Pradesh School, Parents Reject Suicide Claim
An 11-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself on the premises of her school hostel in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori district, police said today. Going by her suicide note, she wasn't happy with her educational institution.
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At Least 40 Inmates Strangled To Death In Amazon Prison Gang Clashes
At least 40 prisoners in Brazil were found strangled to death on Monday in four jails in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus, where a fight between rival prison gangs resulted in 15 dead the day before, authorities said.
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Clashes In Four Brazil Prisons Leave 42 Dead: Official
At least 42 inmates were killed in clashes in four prisons in northern Brazil on Monday, authorities said, a day after violence in one of the jails left 15 people dead.
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Handcuffed Inmate Attacks Cop, Tries To Flee In Punjab, Shot Dead: Police
A jail inmate was shot dead after he allegedly attacked an asthmatic police constable with a sharp-edged weapon and attempted to escape custody outside a hospital here on Saturday, police said.
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Deadly Mpox Outbreak Strikes US Prison, Infecting Multiple Inmates
The virus, which spreads primarily through close physical contact, has now been detected in an Iowa prison, raising concerns about containment within high-risk environments.
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Tihar Jail Security Under Scrutiny After 2 Prisoners Killed In A Month
The killing of a second gangster in less than a month inside the Tihar jail here has once again put a serious question mark on the security at one of the largest prisons in Asia.
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14 Killed In Armed Attack On Mexico Prison, Dozens Of Inmates Escape
Gunmen attacked a prison in the northern Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez on Sunday, leaving 14 people dead and allowing 24 inmates to escape, the Chihuahua state prosecutors' office said.
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21 Inmates Dead, 66 Injured In Ecuador Prison Clashes
Three days of bloody clashes between inmates in Ecuador have left 21 dead and 66 people, including five police officers, injured in the latest bout of gang violence in the country's notoriously brutal prisons, officials said Thursday.
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All Inmates In US Federal Prisons Confined To Their Cells After Deadly Brawl
Inmates in all of America's federal prisons have been confined to their cells since Monday evening as a precaution after a deadly fight broke out at a Texas penitentiary.
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62 Inmates Dead In Ecuador Prison Riots
At least 62 inmates died Tuesday and several were injured in riots blamed on gang rivalry at three jails in Ecuador's overcrowded prison system, authorities said.
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8 Dead, 55 Injured In Sri Lankan Prison Riot Over Surge In Covid Cases
Intermittent gunfire rang out Monday at a Sri Lankan high security prison where a riot by inmates over a surge of coronavirus infections left at least eight dead and 55 wounded, police said.
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Agra Prisoner Tests Positive For Coronavirus, 14 Inmates Quarantined
An inmate of the Central Jail in Uttar Pradesh's Agra has tested positive for coronavirus. This is the first case of a convict being infected with the deadly virus in the state. 14 inmates who were in close contact with the convict have been quarantined after he tested positive.
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Too "Dead" For Jail, Claims US Man. But The Court Is Not Buying It
An inmate serving life for murder in the US state of Iowa offered a novel legal appeal, saying he should be released because he "died" four years ago.
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Brazil Man, Who Tried To Escape Jail Dressed As His Daughter, Found Dead
A Brazilian inmate, whose masked attempt to break out of jail dressed as his daughter reverberated around the world, was found dead in his cell on Tuesday, after apparently having hanged himself, Rio de Janeiro state authorities said on Tuesday.
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57 Killed, Several Beheaded In Clash Between Rival Gangs In Brazil Prison
A bloody clash between two prison gangs on Monday left at least 57 inmates dead with 16 of them decapitated, authorities in the state of Para said, the latest deadly clash as Brazil's government struggles to control the country's overcrowded jails.
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Girl Found Dead In Madhya Pradesh School, Parents Reject Suicide Claim
An 11-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself on the premises of her school hostel in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori district, police said today. Going by her suicide note, she wasn't happy with her educational institution.
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At Least 40 Inmates Strangled To Death In Amazon Prison Gang Clashes
At least 40 prisoners in Brazil were found strangled to death on Monday in four jails in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus, where a fight between rival prison gangs resulted in 15 dead the day before, authorities said.
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Clashes In Four Brazil Prisons Leave 42 Dead: Official
At least 42 inmates were killed in clashes in four prisons in northern Brazil on Monday, authorities said, a day after violence in one of the jails left 15 people dead.
