Syndicate of prison guards denounces new ‘escape attempt’ danger
Sintra’s Linhó jail currently has one prison guard per pavilion (there are two) watching a total of 600 prisoners. The situation has been highlighted by the Syndicate of Prison Guards
Vale de Judeus jailbreak: Justice ministry launches disciplinary proceedings
Former director, guards chief and seven guards under fire Breaking news this lunchtime is that the Ministry of Justice has decided to launch nine disciplinary proceedings following the daylight jailbreak
31-year-old former reality show competitor “protected in jail from other prisoners”
A 31-year-old former reality show competitor, who was arrested earlier this week for trying to kill his 5-year-old son, has been remanded in preventive custody and ‘protected’ while in jail,
Extradition of Vale de Judeus escapee “could take months”
Now that he has been recaptured, the extradition to Portugal from Morocco of Fábio Loureiro – one of five men who broke out of Vale de Judeus jail using a
Prison guards hold vigil for colleagues ‘blamed for mass jailbreak’
Vigil comes on very day PJ police announce arrest of one of escapees Guards from various prisons across the country are expected today at a prison guard vigil in front
One of prisoners who escaped last month from high-security jail “arrested in Morocco”
Fábio Loureiro was serving 25 years for crimes committed in Algarve One of the five prisoners who escaped in broad daylight last month from Alcoentre’s high security Vale de Judeus
Former prison boss blames guards for Saturday’s mass jailbreak
Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves drops guards in it as inquiry process conducts interviews On the day that PJ police appear to be targeting certain guards in the criminal inquiry into security
Criminal inquiry targets guard on duty during Saturday’s mass jailbreak
Guard “being heard today by PJ” One of the prison guards on duty at Vale de Judeus jail on the day that five inmates broke out will be heard today
Justice minister speaks for first time since Portugal’s shameful prison break
Flight of five ‘highly dangerous’ men exposes “serious errors” and “sloppiness” Well over 72-hours since five men, jailed for violent crimes, broke out of Vale de Judeus so-called high-security jail
Prison services’ director’s dismissal “will be political decision”
Justice minister receives report on jailbreak to present at press conference later today The possible dismissal of the Director General of Reintegration and Prison Services, Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves, following the