Haiti violence: Gangs free 4,000 inmates in mass jailbreak
Imagine being a volunteer prison worker in Haiti during a mass jailbreak. The sheer terror and chaos that must have ensued in that moment is unimaginable. To think that 99 prisoners, including former Colombian soldiers jailed over President Moïse’s murder, chose to remain in their cells out of fear speaks volumes about the state of affairs in Haiti. The country is undoubtedly in crisis, with gangs taking advantage of the situation to free thousands of inmates and further solidify their control.
Haiti, a country that was once the wealthiest colony in the world in 1804, now finds itself in a state of despair comparable to Somalia.… Continue reading
John Q. Hosedrinker