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Soldiers try to calm down a crowd after a prison massacre in Ecuador in July 2023.

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Are Ecuador’s Army, Police, and Prisons Beyond Reform?

by Chris Dalby 5 Sep 202327 Sep 2023

Bernardo Arévalo y Karin Herrera, del Movimiento Semilla, responden preguntas de la prensa tras la victoria en las elecciones presidenciales de Guatemala

Guatemala’s President-Elect Still Has 1 More Hurdle to Cross

by Alex Papadovassilakis 21 Aug 202329 Sep 2023

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Uruguay’s Homegrown Crime Groups Likely to Stay Local, Study Says

by Christopher Newton 14 Aug 202327 Sep 2023

El candidato presidencial Fernando Villavicencio fue asesinado por grupos criminales en Ecuador

4 Reasons Why Ecuador Is in a Security Crisis

by Juan Diego Posada and Lara Loaiza 10 Aug 202327 Sep 2023

Zulia, Venezuela violence, extortion, abandonment, inflation graphic

The Shattered Mafia Behind Criminal Chaos in Zulia, Venezuela

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 2 Aug 202327 Sep 2023

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Shark Fin Trade Thriving in Latin America, Despite Promises of Progress

by Maria Fernanda Ramirez and Chris Dalby 26 Jul 202327 Sep 2023

Soldiers guard the door to Inca prison in Ecuador.

The Rise and Fall of the Choneros, Ecuador’s Drug Trafficking Opportunists

by Chris Dalby 20 Jul 202327 Sep 2023

Inmates in Paraguay Tacumbú prison.

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DataInSights: Are Pretrial Detentions Fueling Organized Crime in Paraguay?

by Christopher Newton 13 Jul 202327 Sep 2023

Venezuelan migrants struggle to cross the Rio Grande between Mexico and the United States.

News Migration and Crime

Venezuela Security Policy: The Criminal Exploitation of the Migrant Crisis

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 4 Jul 202327 Sep 2023

News Human Trafficking

From Smuggling to Trafficking: One Migrant’s Nightmare on the Guatemala-Mexico Border

by Cindy Espina 30 Jun 202327 Sep 2023

Theft and Corruption Hinder Venezuela’s Oil Industry

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 26 Jun 202327 Sep 2023

Guatemala Elections: A Blurry Line Between Politics and Drugs

by Alex Papadovassilakis and Jody García 20 Jun 202327 Sep 2023

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