Central America and the Caribbean

March 18, 2020

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Coronavirus: Prison Fever

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What measures are taken to guarantee the safety of all prisoners and prison staff? What are the consequences of the pandemic on the living conditions in prisons? Here is an overview. — Update 13/07/20 Read more

June 17, 2020

El Salvador: pandilleros rivales intentan convivir en cárcel

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Coronavirus Central America and the Caribbean El Salvador

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June 12, 2020

Latin America: una masacre anunciada

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June 4, 2020

Mexico: “salí de una cárcel para ir a otra”, testimonio de un preso liberado por la pandemia

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June 4, 2020

Latin America: como evitar brotes de coronavirus en las cárceles

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June 4, 2020

Latin America: la desesperación en las cárceles frente al Covid-19

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May 28, 2020

Honduras: prison brawl leaves six dead, two injured

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Central America and the Caribbean Protest Violence Honduras

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Six inmates died and two more were injured between Saturday night and Sunday morning in a violent brawl in a Honduran women’s prison home to 835, part of which was set on fire, a prison official said on Sunday. The brawl started on Saturday night in the National Women’s Penitentiary…

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May 28, 2020

Mexico: eight inmates killed in prison fight

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Central America and the Caribbean Violence Mexico

PUENTE GRANDE, Mexico (Reuters) - A violent clash at a prison in Mexico’s central state of Jalisco on Friday left eight inmates dead and another eight prisoners hospitalized with injuries, state security officials said. During the incident at a jail in the Puente Grande complex, three people were killed…

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May 19, 2020

Honduras: cut off by coronavirus, Hondurans in packed prison suffer mental toll

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LA ESPERANZA, Honduras (Reuters) - For Yerbin Estrada, the worst part of the day is when the sun begins to set. The hundreds of inmates of La Esperanza prison in central Honduras must leave its small courtyard and file back to their cramped cells. “That is when the hell really begins,” said the powerfully…

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May 14, 2020

Nicaragua: amnistía alerta sobre coronavirus en cárceles

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Coronavirus Central America and the Caribbean Justice Nicaragua

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May 6, 2020

El Salvador : hacinamiento, crimen y virus, la historia detrás de las fotos de presos

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May 4, 2020

El Salvador : imposes maximum security prison lockdowns after homicide spree organised from behind bars

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Coronavirus Central America and the Caribbean Health El Salvador

El Salvador president Nayib Bukele ordered a 24-hour lockdown of prisons containing gang members, and said their leaders would be sent into solitary confinement after a sudden spike in homicides. The remarkable announcement was made last Friday, after a series of grisly incidents were reported to have…

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April 30, 2020

Mexico: buscan erradicar estigmas penitenciarios a través del empleo

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April 30, 2020

Mexico: centros penitenciarios, los olvidados en México

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April 29, 2020

Map of the coronavirus in prisons

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Prison Insider is partnering with Justice Project Pakistan on its collaborative map to report the number of confirmed cases and deaths among prisoners worldwide. Read more

April 28, 2020

El Salvador: where social distancing is impossible

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Coronavirus Central America and the Caribbean Health Overcrowding El Salvador

Latin America has some of the most overcrowded jails in the world. With prisoners crammed into tiny cells by the dozen, social distancing is impossible and poor medical facilities mean any outbreak of coronavirus would spread like wildfire. The United Nations has urged governments to do more to protect…

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March 26, 2020

Covid-19: l’ONU s’inquiète des risques de contamination dans les prisons et réclame des mesures d’urgence

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March 18, 2020

Honduras: suspenden visitas en cárceles de Honduras para prevenir contagio de coronavirus

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Coronavirus Central America and the Caribbean Health Honduras

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March 18, 2020

Americas: coronavirus, prison fever

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The Covid-19 does not stop at prison gates. Prisoners often live in overcrowded cells and unsanitary contexts, sharing cells. What measures are taken to guarantee the safety of all prisoners and prison staff? What are the consequences of the pandemic on the living conditions in prisons? — Update 13/07/20 Read more

March 11, 2020

Mexico: mujeres padecen el olvido en las cárceles

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March 11, 2020

Jamaica: the agony of serving time in prison while pregnant

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In Jamaica, women incarcerated while pregnant face the painful reality of being separated from their newborn up to six months after giving birth — a reality which often leads to anxiety and depression for the rest of their stay in prison.

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March 11, 2020

El Salvador: la emergencia nacional en las cárceles

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February 26, 2020

Guatemala: el presidente Giammattei realizará cambios en las cárceles

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Central America and the Caribbean Justice Guatemala

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February 26, 2020

Mexico: el 80 por ciento de cárceles yucatecas carece de médicos

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Central America and the Caribbean Health Mexico

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