Central America and the Caribbean
Central America and the Caribbean
Overcrowding
El Salvador
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Central America and the Caribbean
Violence
Guatemala
One prisoner died and five were injured in a clash involving some 50 inmates in Guatemala, state prison authorities said.
Central America and the Caribbean
Guatemala
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Central America and the Caribbean
Mexico
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Central America and the Caribbean
Mexico
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Central America and the Caribbean
Guatemala
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Central America and the Caribbean
Mexico
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Central America and the Caribbean
Protest
Violence
Mexico
Mexican authorities say a search of an Acapulco prison where 28 inmates were killed last week during fighting among rival gang members turned up knives and shanks, but no guns or drugs.
Central America and the Caribbean
Mexico
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Central America and the Caribbean
Honduras
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Central America and the Caribbean
Mexico
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Forgotten prisoners
Portfolio
Central America and the Caribbean
Pre-trial detention
Health
Material conditions
Overcrowding
Haiti
Prisoners are waiting. Most of them will never be judged because their files are missing. Many will die.
Seyi Rhodes is a journalist. He comments some pictures he has shot.
Central America and the Caribbean
Overcrowding
Honduras
On May 11, 23 prisoners escaped from Honduras’ largest and most overcrowded correctional facility, the Tamara prison. The inmates were part of the “Scorpion” unit, which is reserved for members of the Barrio 18 gang, one of the most powerful and influential gangs in Latin America. Following the esc…
Central America and the Caribbean
Mexico
A gun battle that raged for hours inside a prison inside northern Mexico has left seven dead and 13 injured, authorities reported on Wednesday.
Continuous automatic gunfire was heard late Tuesday at the prison in Ciudad Victoria, the capital of the border state of Tamaulipas.
Central America and the Caribbean
Honduras
It is in an effort to prevent penitentiaries serving as crime command centers.
Central America and the Caribbean
Mexico
A tunnel has been discovered in a Mexican prison, stashed with drugs, alcohol and sharp tools, according to local authorities. Police in Tamaulipas state said the hole, which had been hidden by bricks, was up to five metres (16ft) deep. They said it was unfinished and no one has escaped.
Central America and the Caribbean
Mexico
US $36 million has been spent on improving Mexican prisons
Central America and the Caribbean
Haiti
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Central America and the Caribbean
Torture
Mexico
The Chamber of Deputies has approved a law against torture intended to prevent, investigate and punish the practice along with other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
Central America and the Caribbean
Health
Material conditions
Haiti
Haiti Children working with other nonprofits, and Haitians to feed 4,200 prisoners living in dismal conditions