The Inescapable Prison of Barrio 18 in Honduras
BARRIO 18
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17 JAN 2023
To Desafio, the Barrio 18 gang in Honduras was everything. It provided a family, a sense of belonging. Until his life grew increasingly violent.
All About Prisons
INVESTIGATIONS
BRAZIL
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25 NOV 2022
Failing prison systems and entrenched corruption mean mega-prisons holding tens of thousands won't solve insecurity in Latin America.
COCAINE
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18 NOV 2022
Ecuadorean prison authorities quietly released Dritan Rexhepi, Albania's most notorious cocaine trafficker, last year.
ECUADOR
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7 NOV 2022
The transfers of top gang leaders from prison to prison in Ecuador often precede outbreaks of horrifying violence.
ECUADOR
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7 OCT 2022
Any chance of peace between warring gangs in Ecuador appears to be defunct after another two massacres.
HAITI
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19 SEP 2022
Haiti prisons are overcrowded and judicial system failing, leading to prisoners dying of starvation.
ELITES AND CRIME
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26 AUG 2022
Venezuela's prisons have failed to stop the country's most dangerous criminals, these can run criminal empires from behind bars.
PARAGUAY
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15 AUG 2022
Paraguay has seen yet another prison escape, with dozens of inmates fleeing. How can this end?…
ECUADOR
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21 JUL 2022
Ecuador's complicated gang violence has been worsened by the bloody rise of R7, a small-time but brutal gang.
BARRIO 18
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15 JUN 2022
El Salvador has arrested over 40,000 alleged gang members. This seems shocking but it is not without precedent in the country.
ECUADOR
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9 JUN 2022
Ecuador's two leading drug gangs are talking the talk when it comes to peace, but walking the walk may be a step too far.
BARRIO 18
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16 MAY 2022
As part of his sweeping gang crackdown, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has overseen the mass imprisonment of tens of thousands of people, potentially jeopardizing recent efforts to mitigate overcrowding…
ECUADOR
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10 MAY 2022
Ecuador has seen its sixth large-scale prison massacre since the start of 2021, with at least 44 prisoners being killed during a riot at a jail west of Quito.
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