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Panama Prison Riot Leaves Two Dead as Over 80 Inmates Recaptured : The Tico Times | Costa Rica News

Summary by The Tico Times
A riot broke out at Panama’s La Joyita prison on June 1 after officials tried to transfer pavilion leaders.

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Government Minister Dinoska Montalvo reported that the authorities would conduct a detailed count of the prison population to establish the exact number of evaded prisoners and update the information on the recaptures.

Panama City, 3 Jun (Prensa Latina) The National Police (PN) of Panama today maintains a comprehensive search operation after the escape of 195 prisoners from La Joyita prison, in this capital. The post Panama intensifies operation after massive escape of prisoners first appeared on Noticias Prensa Latina.

Moments of maximum tension were experienced in the prison system of Panama after a violent riot and attempted mass escape of 195 inmates in La Joyita prison. The preliminary balance of the tragedy confirms three prisoners killed inside the prison and several wounded, including security officers; these are the details in Azteca Quintana Roo. According to the statements of the director of the National Police, Jaime Fernández, of the 195 prisoners …

The Panamanian authorities maintain an extensive search operation following the escape of 195 prisoners from the La Joyita Prison, which occurred during a riot on Monday in this prison complex. Government Minister Dinoska Montalvo confirmed that 126 of the escaped prisoners have been recaptured so far, while 69 inmates remain at large. She specified that the events were triggered during a process of reclassification of prisoners that resulted in…

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The Ministry of the Interior announced that the Directorate-General of Criminal Investigation, under the authority of the security sectors concerned, was represented in the special security forces and the police aviation wing, which were able to arrest the escaped inmates who had previously...

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aljarida.com broke the news on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.
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