Paraguay's biggest prison set ablaze, rioting inmates take guards hostage
Prison inmates takes 11 guards hostage and sets fire to facilities in the crowded Tacumbu penitentiary.
Wed Oct 11 2023
Honduran families seek answers as prison riot deaths rise to 46
Identifying victims is a challenge, as many of which were "charred or reduced" to ash, according to Yuri Mora.
Thu Jun 22 2023
At least 41 dead following reported riot in women's prison in Honduras
Some had died from burns, while others had been shot, spokesperson Yuri Mora said.
Wed Jun 21 2023
At least 15 killed in latest Ecuadorean prison violence
President Guillermo Lasso attributes prison violence to fights between gangs over control of territory and drug trafficking routes.
Tue Oct 04 2022
Ecuador prison violence leaves at least 68 dead, dozens injured
The government has blamed disputes between drug trafficking gangs for control of prisons for the violence.
Sun Nov 14 2021
Ecuador to pardon thousands after 118 die in worst-ever prison riot
Ecuador is planning to pardon up to 2,000 inmates in order to relieve overcrowding at its detention centres.
Sat Oct 02 2021
Another Ecuador prison riot kills at least 24 people
An alert was activated in the Center for the Deprivation of Liberty Guayas N1 due to gunshots and explosions in several areas.
Wed Sep 29 2021
Indonesia sentences 6 inmates to death over deadly prison riot
Indonesia has struggled to counter militancy in prisons as some extremists command influence in jails.
Thu Apr 22 2021
At least 62 killed in Ecuadorean prison gang riots, authorities say
Moncayo says these were two groups vying for criminal leadership within the detention centres.
Wed Feb 24 2021
At least 28 killed in bloody Mexican prison fight
A brutal fight broke out in a prison in the Mexican Pacific resort of Acapulco on Thursday, leaving at least 28 inmates dead.
Fri Jul 07 2017
Prison riot in Mexico's Tamaulipas state leaves four dead
A prison riot has left three police officers and one security guard dead and another six people injured on Tuesday in the city of Victoria in the drug gang-ravaged, border state of Tamaulipas.
Wed Jun 07 2017
Brazil drug gangs spark prison riot, at least 56 dead
The death toll could rise as authorities get a clearer idea of the rebellion, sparked by a fight between rival drug gangs.
Tue Jan 03 2017
Brazil prison riot ends with five dead
The riot ended after authorities reached a deal with the prisoners to transfer 850 inmates to other jails from the prison in Cascavel.
Tue Aug 26 2014
Four killed, two inmates beheaded in Brazil prison riot
Inmates rioting for better facilities in a Brazilian jail killed four fellow prisoners, decapitating two of them, and took two guards hostage, officials said Sunday.
Mon Aug 25 2014
Road blocks, aerial surveillance nothing to do with rumour - S'wak police chief
The aerial surveillance and road blocks mounted here yesterday were part of a crime-prevention programme and had nothing to do with Indonesian convicts who escaped during a prison riot in Medan.
Sun Jul 21 2013