Conflict In Mexico, breaking out of jail the easy way GlobalPost September 27, 2012 A massive, front-door prison walkout exposes gaping holes in Mexico’s corrections system.
Agence France-Presse 132 inmates escape Mexican prison near US boarder GlobalPost September 18, 2012 132 prisoners dug their way to freedom according to authorities who said they escaped a Mexican prison through an underground tunnel.
Agence France-Presse Brazil: Rio shuts makeshift police-run jails GlobalPost May 14, 2012 With official prisons overloaded, police turned anything from old buses to horse stables into detention centers. Now Rio de Janeiro is cracking down.
Agence France-Presse Mexican hot potato over who controls prisons GlobalPost May 14, 2012 Some of Mexico's prisons are out of control and ill-equipped to handle the glut of inmates. While politicos fiddle, prisoners break out.
Politics In Venezuela’s prisons, inmates are the wardens GlobalPost May 14, 2012 There’s always a party, everyone is armed, and prisoners sometimes engage in gladiatorial fights to the death.
Agence France-Presse Peru prison: from pot smoke to pottery class GlobalPost May 14, 2012 There's nothing quite like Lurigancho, Peru’s largest prison, reputedly one of the toughest in South America. GlobalPost gets inside, and finds some surprises.
Agence France-Presse Caging in Central America GlobalPost May 14, 2012 The region’s overcrowded prisons are deadly and churn out the real hardened criminals.
Agence France-Presse How packed are the Americas' prisons? GlobalPost May 14, 2012 Prison overcrowding is a major concern throughout much of the Americas. GlobalPost maps out prison populations and capacity by country.
