Brixton Prison IRA escape 1991 19 IRA members escaped from Portlaoise Jail on 18 August 1974 after overpowering guards and using gelignite to blast through gates, and 33 prisoners attempted to escape from Long Kesh on 6 November 1974 after digging a tunnel. IRA member Hugh Coney was shot dead by a sentry, 29 other prisoners were captured within a few yards of the prison, and the remaining three were back in custody within 24 hours. In March 1975, ten prisoners escaped from the courthouse in Newry while on trial for attempting to escape from Long Kesh. The escapees included Larry Marley, who would later
Apodaca prison riot liberated 53 Gulf Cartel members using 10 trucks and even a helicopter. 3 inmate escaped from a prison in Tehuantepec, Oaxaca on 13 July 2010. In Morelos, 6 prisoners escaped after killing the prison director on 14 July 2010. 5 federal inmates escaped from a prison in Cancún on 31 December 2010, although authorities reported the incident until 5 January 2011. In Chihuahua, Chihuahua on 11 January 2012, gunmen confronted the prison guards, where 10 inmates were able to escape. In Ahualulco de Mercado, Jalisco, 8 inmates escaped from a prison on 27 April 2011. In Culiacán, Sinaloa on 10