Colombian diplomacy said these deportations were carried out unilaterally by the neighboring country. From July 24, President Daniel Noboa’s administration has deported hundreds of Colombians who were incarcerated in Ecuadorian prisons. Colombia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said these deportations were carried out unilaterally by the neighboring country. RELATED: Ecuador Cuts 5,000 Public Jobs and Shuts Down […]

Inmates are planning attacks on key figures in the national security and justice sectors, Police Commissioner Guevarro said. On Friday, Trinidad and Tobago declared a state of emergency in response to what it described as “a coordinated and dangerous criminal network operating from the national prison system.” RELATED: Modi Urges Greater Role for Global South […]

‘These were people awaiting trial who had not been convicted,’ said Socorro Juridico Humanitario. On Monday, the nongovernmental organization Humanitarian Legal Aid (Socorro Juridico Humanitario, or SJH) denounced that 427 inmates have died while in the custody of Salvadoran authorities. RELATED: 252 Heartbreaking Cases: Venezuela Migrants Held in El Salvador Spark Global Outcry This figure […]

On Wednesday, a new riot erupted at the Fourth Regional Prison in Guayaquil, marking the first episode of penitentiary violence since Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declared an “internal armed conflict” and militarized the prisons. RELATED:  Guillermo Lasso Refuses to Answer Questions About Corruption Videos shared on social media show inmates setting mattresses on fire inside one […]