For love, Andry Hernández left his native Venezuela to cross the dangerous Darién jungle between Colombia and Panama in an attempt to reunite with Paul Díaz in the United States. His dream ended ...

Far from public view, daily life in maximum-security prisons is a mixture of constant tension, extreme protocols, and a deathly silence. Vendin-le-Vieil, the first prison dedicated to France's most ...

At least 31 inmates were killed in an armed clash at Machala Prison in Ecuador’s El Oro province, authorities confirmed on Sunday. Officials said 27 prisoners died by apparent asphyxiation “among ...

QUITO, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Ecuador has moved 300 high-risk inmates to a new maximum-security prison on the country's coast, including former Vice President Jorge Glas, President Daniel Noboa said on ...

President Bernardo Arévalo called an overhaul of his country’s prison system an “absolute priority” after 20 inmates accused of belonging to the Barrio 18 group were found to have escaped undetected.

ALBANY, N.Y. -- A range of new security measures is being put in place at a maximum-security prison to close gaps exploited by two inmates who escaped last month. The state correction department said ...

SAN JOSE, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Costa Rica will begin construction this year on a new maximum-security prison inspired by the El Salvador mega-prison at the center of that country's crackdown on crime, ...

Gang members rioted this Friday in two prisons in Guatemala and took several guards and civilian employees hostage, a week after uprisings in which a guard was killed, the government reported. Last ...