Mass escape in at least 4 Brazilian prisons amid outbreak

by Associated Press
| March 16, 2020 8:05 PM

SAO PAULO (AP) — Hundreds of inmates escaped from at least four prisons in the state of Sao Paulo after local officials canceled their temporary exits because of fears they could bring the new coronavirus back with them upon their return.

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