Chile's far-right president-elect visits El Salvador mega-prison, plans to talk security with Bukele

Chile’s far-right President-elect José Antonio Kast visited El Salvador’s mega-prison for accused gang members ahead of a meeting with President Nayib Bukele to discuss organized crime ...

An Early Test of America’s Control Over Venezuela

Now Maduro sits in an American prison, and Venezuela is governed by his erstwhile second-in-command, Delcy Rodríguez, under a ...
InSight Crime

On the Radar: Violence from Gangs and Governments Rules the Region

Gang massacres in Mexico, Ecuador's hardline measures against drug violence, and legal action by victims of the US' missile ...

Decapitation & chilling ‘meat market’ auctions… my horror years as a banged-up Brit ganglord in world’s deadliest prison

ELECTROCUTED, hacked to death, blown up, shot in the face, decapitated…” says Pieter Tritton, as he calmly reels off all the ...

Guatemala's Congress OKs state of siege to respond to gang violence

Guatemala's Congress approved a state of siege in response to escalating gang violence and simultaneous riots at three ...
Newsday

Clashes at a notorious Ecuadorian prison kill 13 inmates as government grapples with drug violence

QUITO, Ecuador — Clashes that erupted among prisoners in one of Ecuador's most notorious prisons left 13 inmates dead, authorities said Monday as the country grapples with drug violence and narcotics ...
Digital Journal

13 inmates die in violence-plagued Ecuador prison

Police found 13 bodies after an explosion at a prison in Ecuador that has seen repeated mass killings - Copyright AFP Luis SUAREZ Police found 13 bodies after an ...
KHQ

13 inmates die in violence-plagued Ecuador prison

Thirteen inmates died at the weekend in a prison in Ecuador that has seen 44 killed in violence in the past month, authorities said Monday. The deaths occurred Sunday at a prison in the coastal city ...