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November 29, 2022

Paraguay: abren investigación por fuga de reclusos de la principal cárcel de Paraguay

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South America Discipline Paraguay

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February 24, 2021

Paraguay: six inmates die in a riot in Paraguay's main prison

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South America Protest Violence Paraguay

“Local authorities are identifying the bodies,” Prosecutor Giovanni Grisetti explained, adding that no injured people are reported. The Prosecutor’s Office does not rule out that there may be other deaths at Tacumbu, which is considered one of the country’s most dangerous and densely populated pris…

Source — Telesur English

May 20, 2020

Paraguay: reo y su pareja, a cuarentena tras cada encuentro íntimo

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Coronavirus South America Health Social ties Paraguay

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February 3, 2020

Paraguay: at least 75 flee from prison; many from Brazil gang

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South America Foreign prisoners Paraguay

Officials in Paraguay say at least 75 inmates escaped from a prison near the border with Brazil, and many are members of a notorious Brazilian gang.

Source — ABC News

November 27, 2019

Paraguay: "sed de derechos" expone el déficit de acceso al agua en cárceles

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South America Material conditions Paraguay

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September 21, 2019

Paraguay: autorizan utilización de blindados y personal militar para custodiar cárceles

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South America Paraguay

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July 6, 2019

Paraguay: pretenden instalar pulseras electrónicas para descongestionar cárceles

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South America Paraguay

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June 26, 2019

Paraguay: ministerio de Justicia cierra dos cárceles por superpoblación de presos

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South America Facilities Overcrowding Paraguay

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June 21, 2019

Paraguay: más cárceles no solucionan el hacinamiento

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South America Material conditions Paraguay

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June 17, 2019

10 dead in Paraguay prison riot

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South America Drugs Violence Paraguay

At least 10 people died during a riot in the San Pedro prison here on Sunday, with five of them having been beheaded, state media has reported. Paraguayan newspaper reported that four people died due to sustaining burns since a long time, while one more died later in a hospital, after quoting prose…

Source — Le Figaro/Business Standard/CNN

April 24, 2019

Paraguay: las cárceles, una bomba a punto de explotar [vídeo]

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South America Paraguay

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April 8, 2019

Paraguay: la bomba de tiempo

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South America Paraguay

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November 11, 2018

Paraguay: el abuso de la prisión preventiva provoca hacinamiento en las cárceles

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South America Paraguay

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Source — El Diario

October 3, 2018

Paraguay: descubre un túnel para ayudar a fugarse de una cárcel a 80 criminales

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South America Paraguay

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Source — Cope

October 1, 2018

Paraguay : decretó el estado de emergencia en las cárceles

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South America Material conditions Paraguay

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Source — La Diaria

February 18, 2018

Paraguay: los presos políticos de la tierra

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South America Paraguay

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Source — Diario Norte

September 13, 2017

Paraguay : internos prendieron fuego a colchones y sábanas

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South America Paraguay

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Source — La Clave

July 30, 2016

Paraguay : un narcotrafiquant brésilien bénéficiait de largesses de l'administration

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South America Paraguay

Trois pièces, salle de réunion, cuisine équipée et écran plasma…Alors que dans la plupart des prisons latino-américaines, à Tacumbu, des prisonniers dorment sur des cartons à même le sol, dans le froid, ce n’était pas le cas de Jarvis Chimenes Pavao.

Source — Nouvel Obs