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Ecuador: 13 Inmates Killed, 2 Injured After Prison Riot Breaks in Santo Domingo

Thirteen inmates died in Santo Domingo Prison in Ecuador, after a prison riot broke out on Monday.

DOJ Says Thousands of Prisoners Released on Home Confinement Over COVID Concerns Don’t Have to Return to Prison

Dec 21, 2021 11:46 PM EST By Joshua Summers

The DOJ said the prisoners released on home confinement over COVID-19 concerns will not have to return to prison when the health emergency ends.

Ecuador Officials to Pardon Thousands of Inmates Following Deadly Prison Riot That Killed 118

Oct 01, 2021 09:07 PM EDT By Joshua Summers

Thousands of inmates in an Ecuador prison were aimed to be pardoned following the riot that killed 118 individuals.

Mexico: Thousands of Elderly, Tortured, Unsentenced Inmates to Be Released From Federal Prisons

Jul 30, 2021 03:56 AM EDT By Joshua Summers

Mexico is set to release thousands of elderly, tortured, and unsentenced inmates from federal prisons.

One-Third Of Prisoners At San Quentin Prison Have Coronavirus

California to Give 8,000 Inmates Early Release Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Jul 11, 2020 05:50 AM EDT By Dana Cruz

California officials on Friday said 8,000 more inmates would be released early from the state prison to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among both inmates and prison staff.

California Prosecutor Warns Release of Sex Offenders Is a Serious Threat

May 09, 2020 12:08 PM EDT By Olive Marie

Seven 'high risk' sex offenders were frees from imprisonment and a locally elected prosecutor is furious, even while several criminal justice reform supporters are accusing him of unsuitably fueling public fear.

California: Newly Released Sex Offender Rearrested for Exposing Himself Less than Three Weeks Later

May 03, 2020 09:00 AM EDT By Danielle Ong

One of the seven high-level sex offenders released from prison in California has been rearrested just 18 days later.

Under the New CA Zero-Bail Policy, Police Arrest and Release a Man 3 Times in One Day

May 02, 2020 11:59 AM EDT By Olive Marie

The Glendora policed arrested and released this week, a man identified as Dijon Landrum from Monterey Park, for reportedly stealing cars, as well as other property thrice in the same day.

COVID-19 Spreads Fear Through Latin America’s Overcrowded Prisons

Apr 29, 2020 08:40 AM EDT By Olive Marie

The threat of COVID-19 transmission is spreading through the notoriously overcrowded prisons of Latin America which threaten to turn into seemingly COVID-19 infernos.

Florida Inmates Help Local Hospitals and Healthworkers

Apr 01, 2020 07:24 AM EDT By Neil P.

Florida inmates at the Hernando County Detention Center are to the rescue by helping local hospitals and healthcare workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

'Reina Madre' Prison Beauty Pageant Gives Inmates an Opportunity to Strut Their Stuff

Oct 10, 2013 01:52 PM EDT By Nicole Akoukou Thompson

These Colombian prisoners may have thought that their time for judgment was over the moment that they left the court room, but as it turns out, they were in for a whole different type of judgment in prison, as contestants in the increasingly popular "Reina Madre" prison beauty pageant.