Prison
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AMERICAS
Venezuela Prison Vigil Turns Mothers into Lawmakers of Daily Survival
Outside El Rodeo, near Caracas, women sleep in tents and take turns guarding a narrow road, waiting for relatives held…
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LIFE
Panama Sends Incarcerated Women to Clean Streets as Trash Crisis Deepens
In San Miguelito, garbage has become a daily geography—piled along sidewalks, wedged into gutters, drifting toward rivers and sea. Now…
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AMERICAS
Tragic Deaths in Ecuador Prisons Highlight Growing Crisis: Authorities Fail to Provide Answers
Over 500 deaths in Ecuador's largest prison in 2025 reveal a crisis that demands urgent attention from the public and…
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LIFE
Bolivia’s Freestyle Behind Bars Program Gives Incarcerated Youth a Second Chance
At Qalauma on Bolivia's Altiplano, teenage voices once reduced to case files now fight for air through rhyme. A prison-yard…
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AMERICAS
Guatemala Prisons Rule Streets While Cells Command Violence Economy
From behind bars, gangs in Guatemala run extortion rackets like call centers, directing threats, payments, and killings while enjoying privileges…
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AMERICAS
Guatemala Wakes Up Under Emergency Rules as Gangs Test State Power
After prison riots spilled into street attacks, Guatemala entered a thirty-day emergency that limits protests and expands police powers. With…
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LIFE
Venezuelans’ Hope Turns to Phone Fear After Maduro’s Sudden Capture
After U.S. forces struck Caracas on Jan. 3, 2026, and seized Nicolás Maduro, the celebration lasted hours. Now Venezuelans delete…
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AMERICAS
Venezuelan Power Without Maduro Leaves Delcy Rodríguez Holding Lightning Rod
With Nicolás Maduro captured by U.S. forces on January 5, 2026, Venezuela faced an immediate leadership vacuum. In response, Delcy…
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LIFE
Salvadorean Prison Shadows Trail Venezuelan Returnees as New Year Fires
Back in Venezuela, survivors of El Salvador’s Cecot mega-prison prepare for New Year’s rituals while living with stigma from Trump-era…
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AMERICAS
Brazil Danced And Prayed As Bolsonaro Faced Prison Walls That Night
Though Jair Bolsonaro was taken into custody Tuesday to begin his 27-year sentence for leading a coup attempt, Brazil’s deeper…
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