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Government of Ecuador to present a project for new prisons

Published on: January 11, 2024
08:17

Quito, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) The president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, announced that the Government will present the project of two new maximum security prisons in the provinces of Pastaza and Santa Elena, as part of his plan against insecurity.

Ecuador to build new prisons by January

Published on: December 28, 2023
00:30

Quito, Dec 28 (Prensa Latina) Ecuadorian Government Minister Monica Palencia informed that the first stone to start the construction of new prisons here would be laid before January 12.

Israa Jaabis condemns Palestinian women mistreated in Israeli prisons

Published on: November 26, 2023
08:31

Ramallah, Nov 26 (Prensa Latina) Former symbol of the Palestinian resistance, Israa Jaabis, on Sunday strongly condemned, after her release, that she and other prisoners were mistreated and beaten in Israeli prisons.

Nigerian convicts released to unclog prisons

Published on: November 20, 2023
14:23

Abuja, Nov 20 (Prensa Latina) More than 4,000 Nigerians convicted of petty crimes are enjoying on Monday an unexpected freedom decided by the Government this weekend for reasons of space rather than for clemency.

Haiti´s Jacmel prison inmates face unsafe conditions, says Arnel Rémy

Published on: September 6, 2023
14:59

Port-au-Prince, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) The Collective of Lawyers Defenders of Human Rights on Wednesday condemned the precarious conditions in Jacmel prison, southeast of the Haitian capital, described as deplorable and dehumanizing.

Resignation of head institution in charge of prisons in Ecuador

Published on: August 2, 2023
11:13

Quito, Aug 2 (Prensa Latina) The director of the National Service of Integral Attention to Adults Deprived of Liberty and Adolescent Offenders (SNAI), Guillermo Rodríguez, resigned in the midst of the existing prison and security crisis in Ecuador.

Over 700 inmate-made weapons seized in Chilean prisons (+Photo)

Published on: July 28, 2023
14:40

Santiago de Chile, Jul 28 (Prensa Latina) As many as 729 inmate-made weapons, 321 cell phones and 2.7 kgs of drugs were seized by the Chilean gendarmerie (GENCHI) in a new raid conducted in the country's 30 prisons as part of the National Prison Security Plan against Organized Crime.

Honduras launches Operation Faith and Hope (+Photos)

Published on: July 11, 2023
12:16

Tegucigalpa, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) Operation Faith and Hope, promoted by the Honduran Government to regain the governance of the country's prisons, resulted in a seizure of more than eight million dollars on Tuesday.

Quest in Honduran prison makes findings

Published on: May 30, 2023
10:05

Tegucigalpa, May 30 (Prensa Latina) The "Penitentiary Refoundation" operation launched by the government of President Xiomara Castro made important findings in one of the country's prisons, an official source reported.

Palestinian imprisoned in Israel hold protest for their rights

Published on: March 5, 2023
08:44

Ramallah, Mar 5 (Prensa Latina) A protest launched by Palestinian inmates in Israeli jails continues for the twentieth day against the Penitentiary Service (IPS) in rejection of punitive measures adopted against them.

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