According to Panamanian media reports, the Panamanian police reported on June 2 that a large-scale escape incident occurred at a prison in Panama Province on June 1. 195 inmates managed to escape, with 126 of them being recaptured. However, 69 remain at large. The incident resulted in at least 3 deaths, with 9 people, including police officers, injured.
The police urge those who are at large to surrender themselves. The police have identified the identities of 69 people who are at large and will soon announce relevant information on social media, so that the public can help in identifying them.
This prison is the one with the highest level of overcrowding in the country. On June 1st, the prison authorities attempted to reassign prisoners, which led to riots. This, in turn, resulted in this escape incident.
This escape is the second serious incident to occur at this prison in recent months. On April 21, a shooting incident occurred, resulting in one death and three injuries.
