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Los 6 países de América Latina y el Caribe donde la cantidad de presos duplica, triplica y hasta cuadriplica la capacidad de las cárceles

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Central America and the Caribbean South America Overcrowding

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Source: BBC News

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República Dominicana: prisiones afirma recintos están abiertos para supervisión de legisladores

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Central America and the Caribbean Material conditions Facilities Dominican Republic

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Source: Acento

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Guatemala: sangriento motín en cárcel de Guatemala deja siete reos decapitados

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Central America and the Caribbean Violence Guatemala

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Source: El Sol de México

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Mexico: seen in the press / 2022

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Central America and the Caribbean Mexico

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Haïti: un rapport évoque la complicité et le manque de gardiens dans l’évasion sanglante de février

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Central America and the Caribbean Material conditions Protest Violence Haiti

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

Source: Le Monde

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Managing uncertainty in prison: diverse responses to COVID-19

Analysis Thematic paper
Africa Coronavirus Crises Central America and the Caribbean South America Asia Europe Material conditions Social ties
As the COVID-19 outbreaks around the world suprised most governments, how did the authorities respond to the crisis behind the bars? Were prison authorities prepared to avoid the spread of the virus? Which measures were taken and how did them impact prisoners’ lives?
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Haití: sangrienta fuga de una cárcel, se escaparon 400 presos y hay 25 muertos

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Central America and the Caribbean Protest Overcrowding Violence Haiti

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Source: AFP para La Nación

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Mexico: población en cárceles crece a ritmo récord en 2020, hay 14 mil reos más que al inicio del año

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Central America and the Caribbean Overcrowding Mexico

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Source: Animal Politico

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Mexico: AMLO busca cancelar contratos de cárceles privadas

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Central America and the Caribbean Facilities Mexico

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Source: El Economista

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Cuba: Amnistía Internacional pide la liberación de dos presos de conciencia de San Isidro

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Central America and the Caribbean Access to legal rights Justice Health Cuba

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Source: Amnistía Internacional

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Jamaica: helping move mentally ill out of prison not an issue

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Central America and the Caribbean Access to legal rights Mental health Jamaica
“Resources and funding” have been identified by Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton as the hurdles that his ministry would need to clear in order to find suitable spaces so that mentally ill prisoners can be removed from correctional facilities. A recommendation for “some place other…

Source: Jamaica Observer

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México: ¿qué libro le regalarías a una mujer que está en la cárcel?

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Culture Central America and the Caribbean Women Activities Social ties Mexico

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Source: UAMC

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El Salvador: el caso de Cindy Erazo y qué supone su liberación para otras 18 mujeres condenadas por la estricta ley contra la interrupción del embarazo

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Coronavirus Central America and the Caribbean Women Long-term prisoners Access to legal rights Justice Health El Salvador

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Source: BBC news

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Venezuela: deaths inside prisons doubled during pandemic

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Central America and the Caribbean Pre-trial detention Health Protest Overcrowding Violence Venezuela
Inmate deaths have doubled in Venezuela’s jails during the coronavirus pandemic, a crisis that underscores how the country’s anarchic prisons foment violence and spread disease. Between March and August of 2020, 287 prisoners died in prisons and police holding cells, a jump from the 137 during the…

Source: InSight Crime

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Nicaragua: mujeres trans hablan desde las prisiones durante la COVID-19

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Central America and the Caribbean Women LGBTQI Access to legal rights Justice Health Material conditions Nicaragua

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Source: Amnistía Internacional

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México: las otras pandemias en las cárceles

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Coronavirus Central America and the Caribbean Health Mental health Material conditions Overcrowding Mexico

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Source: La UAMC

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El Salvador: "son criminales y no están con este gobierno"

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Central America and the Caribbean El Salvador

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Source: BBC

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Costa Rica: Justicia confirma tres casos más del virus en cárceles

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Coronavirus Central America and the Caribbean Health Costa Rica

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Source: AM prensa