The Inescapable Prison of Barrio 18 in Honduras
To Desafio, the Barrio 18 gang in Honduras was everything. It provided a family, a sense of belonging. Until his life grew increasingly violent.
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Ecuadorean prison authorities quietly released Dritan Rexhepi, Albania's most notorious cocaine trafficker, last year.
The transfers of top gang leaders from prison to prison in Ecuador often precede outbreaks of horrifying violence.
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Venezuela's prisons have failed to stop the country's most dangerous criminals, these can run criminal empires from behind bars.
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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.