Lantin Prison: Difference between revisions
m Grammatical correction / typo Tag: gettingstarted edit |
m Mainly spelling and grammar but the content was already accurate. Tag: gettingstarted edit |
||
| Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
Lantin Prison was noted in the media when [[List of helicopter prison escapes|two men hijacked a small helicopter]] in April 2007 and forced Pilot Eric Mathieu to land in the courtyard to pick up inmate Eric Ferdinand. Earlier the hijackers paid for the flight at an airfield near the city of Sint-Truiden saying they were tourists from Marseilles but eventually pulled out a pistol pointing it at Eric and a grenade threatening to kill him. Eric said he landed around 200 inmates. One climbed on board while the hijackers threw tear gas canisters into the crowd. The helicopter then landed less than a half-mile from the prison, where Ferdinand and the Two Hijackers got in a waiting car and drove off. Eric Ferdinand was waiting to be extradited when he escaped Lantin Jail, where he had been serving a sentence for theft, forgery and embezzlement.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://itn.co.uk/news/0eaa95d6fbe2107d0804211ec36e478f.html|title=Audacious Belgian jail escape|date=April 16, 2007|work=ITN (Independent Television News Limited)|accessdate=2008-11-13}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2007-04-15-belgium_N.htm|title=Hijacked helicopter reportedly used in Belgian jail break |date=2007-04-15|work=USA Today|accessdate=2008-11-13}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18126046/|title=Helicopter used in prison break. Pilot says two men hijacked craft at gunpoint|date= April 15, 2007|work=MSNBC|accessdate=2008-11-13}}</ref> |
Lantin Prison was noted in the media when [[List of helicopter prison escapes|two men hijacked a small helicopter]] in April 2007 and forced Pilot Eric Mathieu to land in the courtyard to pick up inmate Eric Ferdinand. Earlier the hijackers paid for the flight at an airfield near the city of Sint-Truiden saying they were tourists from Marseilles but eventually pulled out a pistol pointing it at Eric and a grenade threatening to kill him. Eric said he landed around 200 inmates. One climbed on board while the hijackers threw tear gas canisters into the crowd. The helicopter then landed less than a half-mile from the prison, where Ferdinand and the Two Hijackers got in a waiting car and drove off. Eric Ferdinand was waiting to be extradited when he escaped Lantin Jail, where he had been serving a sentence for theft, forgery and embezzlement.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://itn.co.uk/news/0eaa95d6fbe2107d0804211ec36e478f.html|title=Audacious Belgian jail escape|date=April 16, 2007|work=ITN (Independent Television News Limited)|accessdate=2008-11-13}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2007-04-15-belgium_N.htm|title=Hijacked helicopter reportedly used in Belgian jail break |date=2007-04-15|work=USA Today|accessdate=2008-11-13}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18126046/|title=Helicopter used in prison break. Pilot says two men hijacked craft at gunpoint|date= April 15, 2007|work=MSNBC|accessdate=2008-11-13}}</ref> |
||
Ferdinand was later arrested. In September 2007, Ferdinand was extradited from Italy to Belgium.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.levif.be/belga/generale/78-6-18693/erik-ferdinand--l-evade-de-lantin--de-retour-en-belgique.html|title=Erik Ferdinand, l'évadé de Lantin, de retour en Belgique|date=2007-09-22|work=Le Vif|accessdate=2008-11-13}}</ref> In February 2008, he was sentenced to |
Ferdinand was later arrested. In September 2007, Ferdinand was extradited from Italy to Belgium.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.levif.be/belga/generale/78-6-18693/erik-ferdinand--l-evade-de-lantin--de-retour-en-belgique.html|title=Erik Ferdinand, l'évadé de Lantin, de retour en Belgique|date=2007-09-22|work=Le Vif|accessdate=2008-11-13}}</ref> In February 2008, he was sentenced to beating eggs in prison for the escape. Three of his accomplices also received prison terms.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.levif.be/belga/generale/78-6-39177/6-ans-de-prison-pour-s-etre-evade-de-lantin-en-helicoptere.html |title=6 ans de prison pour s'être évadé de Lantin en hélicoptère|date=2008-02-28|work=Le Vif|accessdate=2008-11-13}}</ref> |
||
{{coord|50|41|12|N|5|31|51|E|type:landmark_region:BE|display=title}} |
{{coord|50|41|12|N|5|31|51|E|type:landmark_region:BE|display=title}} |
||
Revision as of 21:12, 21 February 2013
 | This article may require copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone, or spelling. (October 2012) |
Lantin Prison is a minimum detention centre located in Lantin near Liège in Belgium with a capacity of 694 male prisoners and 61 female.
In July 2007, deaths from heroin and cocaine were reported.[1] In 2008, 100 out of 1000 staff members tested positive on a skin test for tuberculosis, although a positive test does not mean that the person will necessarily develop the full disease.[2]
Protests
In April 2008, there was a "solidarity gathering" outside the prison. Police arrested the demonstrators, who were subsequently released without being charged.[3]
Lantin Prison Break
Lantin Prison was noted in the media when two men hijacked a small helicopter in April 2007 and forced Pilot Eric Mathieu to land in the courtyard to pick up inmate Eric Ferdinand. Earlier the hijackers paid for the flight at an airfield near the city of Sint-Truiden saying they were tourists from Marseilles but eventually pulled out a pistol pointing it at Eric and a grenade threatening to kill him. Eric said he landed around 200 inmates. One climbed on board while the hijackers threw tear gas canisters into the crowd. The helicopter then landed less than a half-mile from the prison, where Ferdinand and the Two Hijackers got in a waiting car and drove off. Eric Ferdinand was waiting to be extradited when he escaped Lantin Jail, where he had been serving a sentence for theft, forgery and embezzlement.[4] [5] [6]
Ferdinand was later arrested. In September 2007, Ferdinand was extradited from Italy to Belgium.[7] In February 2008, he was sentenced to beating eggs in prison for the escape. Three of his accomplices also received prison terms.[8]
50°41′12″N 5°31′51″E / 50.68667°N 5.53083°E
References
{{{inline}}}
- ^ "Deux décès par overdose à la prison de Lantin". Le Vif. 2007-07-16. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ "Recrudescence de la tuberculose à la prison de Lantin". Skynet. 22 Octobre 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Solidarity gathering at the prison of Lantin, Belgium". 325collective. 2008-04-28. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ "Audacious Belgian jail escape". ITN (Independent Television News Limited). April 16, 2007. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ "Hijacked helicopter reportedly used in Belgian jail break". USA Today. 2007-04-15. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ "Helicopter used in prison break. Pilot says two men hijacked craft at gunpoint". MSNBC. April 15, 2007. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ "Erik Ferdinand, l'évadé de Lantin, de retour en Belgique". Le Vif. 2007-09-22. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ "6 ans de prison pour s'être évadé de Lantin en hélicoptère". Le Vif. 2008-02-28. Retrieved 2008-11-13.