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Uruguayan Parliament to debate crisis in prison system

Published on: October 7, 2024
09:36

Montevideo, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) Interior Minister Nicolás Martinelli will report to Parliament on the death of six inmates in a fire in the country's largest prison on September 25th, although his appearance will be centered on the crisis in the Uruguayan prison system.

Uruguay’s prison population grew

Published on: September 5, 2024
11:54

Montevideo, Sep 5 (Prensa Latina) The prison population grew during 2023 in Uruguay, a country that currently has one of the highest prisoner rates per capita in the continent.

Palestinian prisoners denounce Israel’s hunger policy

Published on: June 27, 2024
09:17

Ramallah, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian Prisoners Club condemned the torture and starvation policy adopted against thousands of Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons.

Ecuadorian Ombudsman reports death of inmates

Published on: May 30, 2024
09:37

Quito, May 30 (Prensa Latina) The Ecuadorian Ombudsman's Office reported 24 deaths inside prisons and called upon the Government for urgent actions to guarantee and protect the rights of prisoners.

Armed Forces continue present at Ecuador’s penitentiaries

Published on: April 25, 2024
17:54

Quito, Apr 25 (Prensa Latina) Military interventions continue today at Ecuador's prisons as part of a declaration of internal armed conflict and amid an energy crisis that has caused long blackouts in the country.

Dominican prisons overcrowded by 116 percent, report says

Published on: March 14, 2024
00:30

Santo Domingo, Mar 14 (Prensa Latina) Dominican prisons are overpopulated by 116 percent with about 26,000 inmates concentrated in all 46 prisons nationwide, with capacity for about 12,000 prisoners, the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) reported.

Torture and confinement: To be Palestinian in an Israeli prison

Published on: February 18, 2024
07:13

Ramallah, Feb 18 (Prensa Latina) The Commission for Palestinian Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs on Sunday condemned the increased torture and confinement practices by the Israel Prison Service (IPS) since October 2023.

El Salvador: prison re-education policy

Published on: January 30, 2024
15:47

San Salvador, Jan 30 (Prensa Latina) Authorities from El Salvador informed about a broad program to incorporate prisoners to re-educational activities before they join society.

Weapons, ammunition, swimming pool and disco in Ecuador’s jails

Published on: January 29, 2024
00:15

Quito, Jan 29 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador’s Armed Forces and the National Police continued their interventions in domestic prisons, where in addition to weapons, ammunition and other illegal objects, they found a swimming pool and a disco.

Military raids continue in Ecuador’s prisons

Published on: January 19, 2024
14:14

Quito, Jan 19 (Prensa Latina) The Armed Forces and the National Police continue their military operations in prisons on Friday, amid the internal armed conflict in Ecuador.

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