News of prison

Lola Arias: ‘I'm not interested in reproducing stigmatisation’

20-02-2023 16:52 At a former prison in Caseros, film and theatre director Lola Arias is making ‘Reas,’ a musical documentary starring women and trans people who were deprived of their liberty. In an interview, she seeks to distance the film from the prejudices surrounding prison life and explains how the feature came about.

by Nancy Giampaolo

Chubut judge who allegedly kissed inmate faces impeachment trial

28-11-2022 15:26 Chubut magistrate Mariel Alejandra Suárez was denounced before judicial authorities last January after a video was made public showing her allegedly kissing an inmate at a prison at Trelew. She denies the allegations against her, but Magistrates Council rules she should face impeachment trial for “poor performance” of duties.

by Nadia Galán

Milagro Sala: ‘The courts do not work to do justice but according to political colours’

19-08-2022 13:18 In a feature-length interview, jailed Túpac Amaru leader Milagro Sala criticises Jujuy Province Governor Gerardo Morales and the courts, while calling on all political parties to work together to tackle rising poverty.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

13 inmates killed in fresh fight in Ecuador prison

19-07-2022 16:11 Another bloody Ecuadorian prison fight claims lives, officials confirmed Monday.

Former Peruvian president Fujimori hospitalised for heart problems

03-03-2022 19:38 Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was hospitalised in an emergency on Thursday after suffering a heart problem in prison.

Russian court jails four in 2018 Argentine embassy luggage cocaine case

20-01-2022 14:36 A Russian court on Thursday sentenced four men to lengthy jail terms for trying to smuggle nearly 400 kilogrammes of cocaine in suitcases from the Russian Embassy in Argentina. 

Italian prison guards filmed beating inmates after protest

30-06-2021 14:05 Graphic video images surfaced Wednesday of dozens of Italian prison guards beating unarmed inmates with truncheons and fists after a coronavirus-related protest last year.

Peru's ex-spymaster 'Rasputin' in spotlight for trying to influence vote from jail

30-06-2021 09:10 In recordings released last week, former Peru spymaster Vladimiro Montesinos instructs retired military commander to arrange bribes for judges on the national electoral jury, in order to proclaim Keiko Fujimori the winner over rival Pedro Castillo.