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Brazil inmate found dead after foiled escape disguised as daughter

Aug 06, 2019 - 6:02 PM

(UPDATED) Clauvino da Silva made headlines after he was caught trying to escape from a Rio de Janeiro jail wearing a silicon mask, long dark wig, glasses, white flip flops and clothes belonging to his 19-year-old daughter

DISGUISE. Handout picture released by Rio de Janeiro's State Secretariat of Prison Administration showing Brazilian inmate Clauvino da Silva wearing a wig and a mask after been captured while trying to escape the Gericino prison complex, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 03, 2019. AFP PHOTO/SEAP

More than 100 inmates escape Haiti prison, one guard dead – official

Oct 23, 2016 - 3:55 PM

UPDATED Residents in the area are asked to cooperate with police who have launched a manhunt for the escapees

US woman pleads not guilty to helping killers escape

Jun 13, 2015 - 3:39 PM

The manhunt for convicted killers Richard Matt and David Sweat slips into an 8th day

WANTED. New York State Police handout composite image showing convicted murderers David Sweat (L) and Richard Matt (R) who escaped from the maximum security Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York, USA on June 6, 2015. Photo from the New York State Police/Handout/EPA

US manhunt for jailbreak killers expands to 4th day

Jun 09, 2015 - 11:48 AM

Police backed by sniffer dogs and helicopters have scoured the area setting up roadblocks and alerting officials on the Mexican and Canadian borders but there has been no trace of the two men

WANTED. New York State Police handout composite image showing convicted murderers David Sweat (L) and Richard Matt (R) who escaped from the maximum security Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York, USA, June 6, 2015. New York State Police/Handout/EPA

Manhunt on for two convicted killers after New York escape

Jun 08, 2015 - 8:27 AM

Richard Matt 48 and David Sweat 34 pull off the worthy of a movie breakout from the all male Clinton Correctional Facility in the small town of Dannemora

WANTED. New York State Police handout composite image showing convicted murderers David Sweat (L) and Richard Matt (R) who escaped from the maximum security Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York, USA, June 6, 2015. New York State Police/Handout/EPA

At least 500 escape in assaults on Iraq prisons

Jul 22, 2013 - 10:05 PM

Iraqi militant stormed two prisons sparking clashes that killed 41 people and freeing at least 500 inmates officials said Monday