I do not know of any U.S. papers that have picked up this critical story.  Nevertheless, the article is already having an impact.  Reed Lindsay's article prodded Amnesty International out of its shamefully muted and infrequent notes regarding Haiti.

The well-established human rights organization issued by e-mail on December 20 an "Amnesty International Alert on Prison Killings," passed to me by Margurite Laurent of the Hatian Lawyers Leadership Council (HLLC).  The alert does not appear to be on-line at the Amnesty web site.

UA 339/04  Fear for safety/unlawful killings

HAITI Prisoners at National Penitentiary in Port-au-Prince

A prison riot on the night of 1 December left 10 prisoners dead and around 40 injured, according to official figures, but inmates have claimed that many more died, and that guards were "executing" prisoners.  Visits to the prison have been severely restricted, making
the true situation very difficult to assess. Prisoners who have spoken to journalists are feared to be at risk of reprisals from
prison guards.

The alert is clearly based on Lindsay's article, though it does not credit him.  The HLLC did make the connection.

The Amnesty International alert continued with a requested action:

Please send ppeals to arrive as quickly as possible, in French, English or your own language:

• urging the authorities to order an independent and thorough judicial investigation into the killings at the National Penitentiary on 1 December, and bring those responsible to justice;
• expressing concern at reports that prison guards have beaten and threatened witnesses to the killings, and asking for all such witnesses to be fully protected from any reprisals;
• calling for detainees to be given access to lawyers, their families and any medical assistance they may require;
• reminding the authorities of their need to ensure that all military police and prison guards are properly trained in accordance with international standards on the use of force and treatment of detainees, and are provided with the conditions and training to perform their duties in such a way as to ensure the safety of both detainees and themselves.

APPEALS TO: (please note that fax numbers can be extremely difficult to get through to)

National Police Director Monsieur Léon Charles
Directeur Général de la Police Nationale d'Haïti
Grand Quartier général de la Police
12 rue Oscar Pacot,
Port-au-Prince, Haïti
Fax:  + 509 245 7374
Salutation:  Monsieur le Directeur

Public prosecutor Monsieur Jean Pierre Daniel Audain
Commissaire du Gouvernement près le Tribunal de première instance de Port au Prince
Parquet de Port-au-Prince
Port au Prince, Haïti
Salutation:  Monsieur le Commissaire du Gouvernement

COPIES TO:

Prime Minister Monsieur Gérard Latortue
Premier Ministre      
Ministre de l'Intérieure
Villa d'Accueil
Delmas 60
Musseau, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Fax:  + 509 249 5561
Salutation:  Monsieur le Premier Ministre

Justice Minister Monsieur Bernard Gousse
Ministre de la Justice et de la Sécurité Publique
Ministère de la Justice
19 Avenue Charles Summer
Port-au-Prince, Haïti
Fax:  + 509 245 0474
Salutation:  Monsieur le Ministre

UN Special Representative Mr Juan Gabriel Valdés
Special Representative of the Secretary-General
United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
387, avenue John Brown
Port-au-Prince, Haïti
Fax: + 509 244 3512
Salutation:   Dear Mr Valdés

Marguerite Laurent added:

Please, if you choose to answer the Amnesty International appeal [...] ALSO demand, especially to Chief prosecutor JEAN PIERRE DANIEL AUDAIN, to immediately release all prisoners who have been ORDERED RELEASED by a judge, such as 70-year old grandmother, Annette Auguste; Prime Minister Yvon Neptune; Senator Yvon Feuille and the other political prisoners who have been ordered released by judges, but REMAIN IN PRISON.

At least three different representatives of the Haitian Lawyers Leadership Network were told by a prisoner in this situation, that all the prisoners who have been ordered released who remain in prison, remain there illegally, virtually as hostages with no more court remedies, on the order of the CHIEF PROSECUTOR in Port-au-Prince, Mr. Jean Pierre Daniel Audain. The political prisoners who have been ordered released ask that the international community, the U.N. and U.S. Congressional representatives to intervene, on their behalf, as the US administration supports and keeps the current Haitian government in power.