Costa Rican prison riot kills three

Posted on May 13, 2011 • Filed under: Costa Rica, Crime, Police/Military Activity

Two prisoners and one prison law enforcement officer died as Costa Rican police thwarted a prison escape at the maximum security La Reforma prison on Wednesday (May 11). According to authorities, on Wednesday afternoon, a group of armed prisoners took the prison director and about a dozen guards hostage and tried to escape. Read Article

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