Category Archives: International

Lessons for Latin America from a prison nation

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Nina

Photo of Izalco Prison, El Salvador, by Meridith Kohut for The New York Times. Think U.S. prisons are bad? Inmates in Latin America face the threat of massacres, hand grenades and inmates wielding assault rifles, not to mention rampant disease … Continue reading →

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Hundreds die in Honduras prison fire

Posted on February 15, 2012 by k-sue park

A fire at a central Honduras prison has caused over 300 deaths, and this tragedy has drawn attention to the broader crises of overcrowding and violence in the nation’s carceral system. The New York Times covers the story, with a photo … Continue reading →

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Ex-Guantanamo Prison Commander believes facility should be closed

Posted on January 11, 2012 by k-sue park

The former commander of America’s most notorious detention facility describes his experiences at Guantanamo and offers an opinion on its usefulness here.  

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Prison life in Liberia

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Nina

Photographer Glenna Gordon takes us into the heart of Liberia’s prisons in a series of haunting images for a new Amnesty International report. See full photo series here.

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