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A total of 116 people released in Venezuela for violence

Published on: January 12, 2026
12:10

Caracas, Jan 12 (Prensa Latina) The Venezuelan Ministry for Penitentiary Services announced the release of 116 people linked to acts associated with disrupting the constitutional order and threatening the nation's stability.

23 convicted in Brazil’s coup plot remain in prison in 2026

Published on: January 8, 2026
09:56

Brasilia, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) Brazil's Supreme Court reached 2026 with 29 people convicted for their participation in the attempted coup, and of that number, 23 are currently imprisoned, 14 of them in closed facilities, including former President Jair Bolsonaro.

Relatives of prisoners denounce cruel treatment in Ecuadorian prisons

Published on: December 18, 2025
09:19

Quito, Dec. 18 (Prensa Latina) Relatives of incarcerated individuals denounced the militarization of prisons in Ecuador as cruel and demanded that the State uphold the Constitution and the human rights of prisoners.

Bolsonaro has no options in Brazil to reduce his sentence

Published on: December 1, 2025
11:11

Brasilia, Dec 1 (Prensa Latina) The attempt by Jair Bolsonaro's family to reduce the former Brazilian president's lengthy prison sentence for leading a coup took a new turn today after it was revealed that one of his sons brought him books of pastimes and pastimes in prison.

Uruguay condemns attack on prison

Published on: November 17, 2025
08:10

Montevideo, Nov 17 (Prensa Latina) An attack against the headquarters of the National Institute of Rehabilitation (INR), the agency in charge of prison policy, has sparked widespread condemnation.

Ecuadorian prison massacre leaves a dozen dead

Published on: September 22, 2025
10:00

Quito, Sept 22 (Prensa Latina) A new prison massacre in Ecuador, this time at a penitentiary in Machala, in the southern province of El Oro, left at least a dozen inmates and prison officers dead, according to local media reports.

Overcrowded modules decompressed in Uruguay’s largest prison

Published on: July 15, 2025
10:21

Montevideo, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayan prison authorities are advancing a plan to decompress overcrowded modules of the Santiago Vázquez prison in this capital, it was reportedly stated today.

Euro-Med denounces Israeli plan to create detention camp in Gaza

Published on: July 11, 2025
11:28

Ramallah, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor (Euro-Med Monitor) accused Israel of creating a massive detention camp in the south of Gaza Strip to imprison a large portion of the coastal enclave's population.

Political activist released in Mali after a month in prison

Published on: June 9, 2025
08:52

Bamako, Jun 9 (Prensa Latina) The Malian political activist Alassane Abba, detained a month ago by Malian authorities, was released, local media reported here.

Progressive Chilean politicians welcome end of privileges at prison

Published on: June 2, 2025
08:23

Santiago, Chile, June 2 (Prensa Latina) Progressive Chilean politicians welcome President Gabriel Boric's decision to transform Punta Peuco into a regular prison and eliminate privileges for those detained there for crimes against humanity.

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