47 inmates escape from a prison in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Authorities in Liberia say that dozens of inmates have escaped from a maximum security prison outside the country’s capital over the weekend. The Justice Ministry said in a statement on Monday that the initial investigations found that the inmates were able to escape the prison in Kakata because of a breach in the prison security system. Prisons in Liberia are often severely overcrowded and inmates lack access to enough food and basic medical care.