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February 9, 2017

Colombia : Colombia's Mirror: War and Drug Trafficking in the Prison System

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South America Drugs Colombia

Colombia’s prisons are a reflection of the multiple conflicts that have plagued the country for the last half-century. Paramilitaries, guerrillas and drug trafficking groups have vied for control of the jails where they can continue to manage their operations on the outside. Instead of corralling t…

February 1, 2017

Chile: Riot in one of the most dangerous prisons in the country leaves 40 inmates wounded

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South America Protest Violence Chile

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February 1, 2017

Chaos pénitentiaire au Brésil

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South America Drugs Brazil

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January 29, 2017

Venezuela: The Venezuelan Prison Observatory rejets the treatment and detention of Gilber Caro

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South America Venezuela

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January 21, 2017

Au Brésil, la guerre sanglante des gangs fait exploser les prisons

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South America Violence Brazil

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January 17, 2017

Argentina: La Cárcel como Depósito

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South America Health Argentina

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January 16, 2017

Inmates beheaded in new Brazil prison riot

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South America Protest Violence Brazil

Twenty-seven inmates were killed in a Brazilian prison riot that broke out on Saturday, adding to chaos in a penitentiary system in which some 140 inmates have died in gang warfare since the start of the year. Members of a drug gang started the clash by invading a pavilion in the Alcaçuz prison tha…

January 9, 2017

New Brazil prison clash kills four in Amazon region

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South America Violence Brazil

Behind the prison bloodshed is an escalating feud between Brazil’s biggest drug gangs with about 100 killed in a week.

January 7, 2017

"Au Brésil, les prisons surpeuplées sont une aubaine pour le crime organisé"

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South America Overcrowding Violence Brazil

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January 6, 2017

Brésil : 19 ans dans les geôles brésiliennes pour rien

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South America Brazil

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January 6, 2017

At least 33 inmates killed in new Brazil prison riot

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South America Brazil

At least 33 inmates were killed in a prison riot in Brazil on Friday, officials said, possibly in retaliation after members of a powerful drug gang were targeted in the worst prison massacre in decades that left 56 people dead earlier this week.

January 6, 2017

Brésil : le massacre dans la prison de Manaus, une "tragédie annoncée"

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South America Brazil

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January 3, 2017

Gang Fight in Brazil Prison Leaves Scores Dead

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South America Violence Brazil

bout 60 inmates were killed in a prison riot sparked by a fight between rival drug gangs in the Brazilian city of Manaus, local authorities said. The uprising began Sunday afternoon at the Anísio Jobim prison complex and lasted more than 17 hours. Two prison-based gangs have been battling over cont…

January 2, 2017

Brésil : plus de 50 morts lors d'une mutinerie dans une prison

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South America Protest Violence Brazil

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December 30, 2016

Colombie : le laboratoire carcéral de l’oncle Sam

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South America Discipline Drugs Facilities Colombia

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December 6, 2016

Argentina : detuvieron al Subdirector del Servicio Penitenciario, 7 agentes y 2 internos

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South America Violence Argentina

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November 29, 2016

Colombia : Report Slams Colombia's Failure to Control Prison Overcrowding

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South America Overcrowding Colombia

A report by Colombia’s Comptroller General details the state’s failure to control runaway overcrowding in prisons despite major investments, highlighting the deep-rooted issues that Latin American states consistently fail to address in reforming their crumbling penitentiary systems. The report desc…

November 17, 2016

Colombia : Sigue creciendo número de personas hacinadas en estaciones de policía

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South America Colombia

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November 6, 2016

Venezuela : Los sobrevivientes de Franklin Masacre

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South America Violence Venezuela

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October 24, 2016

Argentina : María Eugenia Vidal removió a toda la cúpula del Servicio Penitenciario Bonaerense

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South America Justice Argentina

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October 18, 2016

Venezuela : actes de cannibalisme dans une prison

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South America Venezuela

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October 18, 2016

Brazil : mass breakout from Sao Paulo psychiatric prison

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South America Violence Brazil

A third prison riot since Sunday night in Brazil has led to a mass escape of inmates. Fifty-five prisoners in Sao Paulo’s Franco da Rocha psychiatric ward escaped after starting a fire which burned down a wing of the prison. Despite a huge manhunt in the city’s suburb involving helicopters police w…

October 17, 2016

Brésil : affrontements dans une prison, au moins 25 morts

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South America Violence Brazil

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October 17, 2016

Brazil prison clashes 'kill 25 inmates'

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South America Violence Brazil

At least 25 inmates have been killed in clashes between two rival factions in an overcrowded prison in northern Brazil, local media report. Seven of the dead were beheaded and six others burned to death, a police official reportedly said. The incident in Boa Vista, the capital of Roraima state, hap…