Another prison riot in Ecuador leaves 5 inmates dead and 3 injured
At least five prisoners were killed and three injured in a riot in prison in the city of Quito, the...
November 8, 2022Topic
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Ecuador’s prosecutor confirms 15 inmates dead in prison riot
At least 15 inmates were killed Monday in a riot at the Cotopaxi prison in the Ecuadorian city of Latacunga...
October 4, 2022
One dead and several injured in prison riot in Paraguay
Local press reports that one inmate died, and two and three guards were injured in the Paraguayan prison of Concepción...
September 14, 2022
At least 49 inmates died in riot at Colombian prison in worst outbreak since 2020
At least 49 inmates died Tuesday in a prison riot in southwestern Colombia. According to the National Penitentiary
June 28, 2022
Prison riot in Ecuador leaves at least 43 dead and more than 100 fugitives
At least 43 inmates were killed in a riot early Monday morning, May 9, after rival gangs clashed at a...
May 10, 2022
Authorities Try to Contain Prison Riot in Northeastern Brazil
Measures include extra federal agents, external fence with alarm system and restoration of outside walls with concrete instead of sand.
January 24, 2017
Brazil’s Armed Forces to Help Secure Prisons Amidst Riots
The armed forces, previously restricted to areas outside prison walls are now allowed to enter, search and inspect visitors and...
January 18, 2017
Crisis Over Prisons in Brazil Continues
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff defended her government's public safety policies amid growing outrage over violence at Brazil's overcrowded prisons.
January 21, 2014
SP Governor Fights Prison Crime Cell
São Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin is creating a task force dedicated to investigating the Primeiro Comando da Capital, the country's...
October 15, 2013