Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Haiti National Police is increasingly being outmatched by rival armed gangs that have expanded their reach beyond ...

With protests rocking the streets, some prison authorities in Haiti have confined inmates to cells that lack showers or toilets, in a country where most detainees are stuck awaiting trial for months ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Aug 16 (Reuters) - A prison break in the Haitian city of Saint-Marc left 12 inmates dead on Friday, Mayor Myriam Fievre said, the third such incident in Haiti in recent months amid a ...

Federal prosecutors are seeking a life sentence for the leader of a notorious Haitian gang who has pleaded guilty to facilitating the purchase and smuggling of high-powered weapons from Florida to ...

Officials in Haiti on Aug.12 announced that police have re-captured Clifford Brandt, a disgraced businessman who seems to have been the intended beneficiary of an armed prison break two days earlier.

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 gang ...

More than 200 prisoners were on the run in Haiti on Friday, a day after they escaped from jail in a violent breakout that left 25 people dead including the prison director, officials said. About 400 ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Two Americans jailed in Haiti were charged with conspiracy for participating in a street march that pressed for the return of the country’s disbanded army, a Haitian ...

The Haiti National Police is increasingly being outmatched by rival armed gangs that have expanded their reach beyond Port-au-Prince, the capital. José A. Iglesias jiglesias@elnuevoherald.com ...

Detainees have escaped from another prison in Haiti. The latest prison break occurred north of the capital in the city of St. Marc, where the local business community has been calling for police ...