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Tuesday, February 26, 2013  Authorities are on a alert following a jail break south of the border in Miguel Aleman, a city just across the border from Roma.

Friday, October 26, 2012  Authorities are confirming that four out of 132 escaped inmates from a prison in Piedras Negras are dead while another nine have been captured.

Monday, October 01, 2012  Several prisoners who escaped from a jail in Piedras Negras are back in custody after being arrested in Nuevo Laredo.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012  Authorities say 132 inmates have escaped from a jail in Piedras Negras, sparking a search by federal police and soldiers in an area close to the U.S. border.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011  Mexican marines have recaptured a Gulf Cartel member who escaped from a prison in Matamoros back in December 2002.

Friday, July 15, 2011  At least seven prisoners are dead and 59 have escaped following a violent brawl between inmates at a prison in Nuevo Laredo.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010  A former McAllen police officer who lead a jailbreak but was later caught has been sentenced to 27 years in prison in a federal drug trafficking case.

Monday, November 30, 2009  Law enforcement officials across Texas are on alert after a prisoner who used a gun to escape while being transferred between prisons.

Friday, November 27, 2009  An Edinburg man who escaped from a state prison near Austin has been caught across the border from Del Rio.

Tuesday, February 03, 2009  A Mexican police officer is fighting for his life after being shot by a prisoner he was transporting.

Friday, October 10, 2008  Authorities are looking for 17 inmates who walked out of the front door of a Reynosa jail with help from four of their jailers.