Dominican officials cram thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons
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Dominican officials cram thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons

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Dominican officials cram thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons toggle caption Ramon Espinosa/AP SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — They're known as "frog men," inmates who are forced to sleep on prison floors across the Dominican Republic, often next to overflowing toilets or holes in the ground that serve as one. Sponsor Message "Prisons have become no man's land," said Rodolfo Valentín Santos, director of the Dominican Republic's National Public Defense Office. After last year's fire at La Victoria, Dominican President Luis Abinader appointed former prisons director Roberto Santana as head of a commission tasked with overhauling and improving the country's more than 40 prisons. "The Dominican Republic's prison system is on the brink of collapse," the commission said in its 2023 report, the latest one available.

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Dominican officials cram thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons
1 month ago

Dominican officials cram thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons

Associated Press  

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — They’re known as “frog men,” inmates who are forced to sleep on prison floors across the Dominican Republic, often next to overflowing toilets or holes in the ground that serve as one. “Prisons have become no man’s land,” said Rodolfo Valentín Santos, director of the Dominican Republic’s National Public Defense Office. After last year’s fire …

Ecuador says 12 killed in latest deadly prison riot
2 years, 8 months ago

Ecuador says 12 killed in latest deadly prison riot

Al Jazeera  

Authorities lower death toll from 13 after riot at Bellavista prison as work continues to identify dismembered bodies. “Crime scene investigation teams have collected 45 human parts in the Santo Domingo penitentiary, which are 12 bodies and not 13,” Interior Minister Patricio Carrillo said on Twitter on Tuesday. The incident is the latest bout of deadly violence to grip Ecuador’s …

Dominican Republic jail riot leaves one prisoner dead, six others injured
2 years, 8 months ago

Dominican Republic jail riot leaves one prisoner dead, six others injured

Daily Mail  

At least one prisoner was killed and six others were injured after inmates rioted over alleged mistreatment at a jail in the eastern Dominican Republic city of Higuey on Monday. Still image from a cellphone video shows inmates seeking cover during Monday's riot that left one prisoner dead and six others injured at the Anamuya Correction and Rehabilitation Penitentiary in …

Ecuador pardons some inmates after deadly prison riots
3 years, 3 months ago

Ecuador pardons some inmates after deadly prison riots

Al Jazeera  

Ecuador is seeking to ease overcrowding in its prisons after gang-linked riots killed more than 300 people this year. Ecuador’s president has pardoned some prisoners in an effort to ease overcrowding in the country’s prisons following a string of riots that left more than 300 people dead this year. In a statement late on Monday, Guillermo Lasso’s press office said …

Police: Ecuadorian prison clash leaves at least 52 dead
3 years, 4 months ago

Police: Ecuadorian prison clash leaves at least 52 dead

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Clashes inside Ecuador’s largest prison …

Ecuador to pardon up to 2,000 inmates after deadly prison riot
3 years, 5 months ago

Ecuador to pardon up to 2,000 inmates after deadly prison riot

Al Jazeera  

Move aims to reduce overcrowding in detention centres after 118 inmates died in an Ecuadorian prison riot this week. As many as 2,000 prisoners will be pardoned in Ecuador, the head of the country’s prison authority has announced, as the South American nation seeks to reduce overcrowding in its detention centres after a deadly riot this week. At least 118 …

At least 116 dead in gang battle at Ecuador jail; 5 beheaded
3 years, 5 months ago

At least 116 dead in gang battle at Ecuador jail; 5 beheaded

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — A battle between gangs in a prison killed at least 116 people and injured 80 in what authorities are calling the worst penitentiary massacre in Ecuador’s history. “In the history of the country, there has not been an incident similar or close to this one,” said Ledy Zúñiga, the former president of Ecuador’s National Rehabilitation Council. Col. …

Ecuador declares emergency in prisons after 116 inmates killed
3 years, 5 months ago

Ecuador declares emergency in prisons after 116 inmates killed

Al Jazeera  

Authorities say the deadly riots at the prison in Guayaquil are the worst in the country’s history. Ecuador’s president has declared a state of emergency in the prison system after deadly clashes among gang members in a coastal prison killed at least 116 people and injured 80. “In the history of the country, there has not been an incident similar …

Ecuador declares prison emergency after 116 are killed in bloody riot
3 years, 5 months ago

Ecuador declares prison emergency after 116 are killed in bloody riot

LA Times  

Women hug while waiting for information about their relatives inside Litoral Penitentiary after a riot in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Wednesday. “In the history of the country, there has not been an incident similar or close to this one,” said Ledy Zúñiga, the former president of Ecuador’s National Rehabilitation Council. Col. Mario Pazmiño, the former director of Ecuador’s military intelligence, said …

At least 24 killed in Ecuador prison gang riot: Police
3 years, 5 months ago

At least 24 killed in Ecuador prison gang riot: Police

Al Jazeera  

An Ecuador official said order restored in a prison after 24 killed and 42 wounded in one of the deadliest riots. At least 24 prisoners have been killed in a battle between inmates equipped with firearms and grenades at a prison in Guayaquil, according to Ecuador’s national bureau of prisons, which added that at least 42 others were wounded in …

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