Prison Riots Ecuador's deadly prison riots show no sign of slowing 08-04-2022 16:05 The latest sordid massacre in Ecuador's interminable cycle of prison violence saw 20 inmates killed and some mutilated last Sunday at the El Turi penitentiary.
Jailed ex-head of state 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.
DRUG-TRAFFICKING 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.
JUDICIAL SCANDAL IN CHUBUT Judge faces disciplinary action after allegedly kissing inmate serving life term 04-01-2022 15:59 Judge Mariel Suárez accused of kissing inmate her court jailed the previous week during prison visit. She denies having a "sentimental relationship" with the inmate and that she went to see him because she is "doing a book on his story."
Latin America's jails More than 100 dead in Ecuador's latest prison violence 30-09-2021 15:55 The death toll from bloody clashes between rival gangs in an Ecuador prison reached 116, with nearly 80 more wounded, President Guillermo Lasso said Wednesday.
church sex abuse Priest sentenced to 12 years in jail for three counts of sexual abuse 13-07-2021 16:43 Rubén Agustín Rosa Torino, 67, sentenced to 12 years in prison by a Salta court for three counts of sexual abuse against victims following a six-week trial.
Human Rights 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 election 2021 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.
THE WEEK There's no jab against ego tripping 27-02-2021 07:29 Cutting corners, contacting cronies for dodgy favours and jumping lines is almost a national sport in Argentina. by Martín Gambarotta
Guayaquil At least 62 inmates dead in Ecuador prison riots 23-02-2021 21:52 At least 62 inmates died Tuesday and several were injured in riots blamed on gang rivalry at three jails in Ecuador's overcrowded prison system, authorities said.
COURTS Court confirms De Vido’s sentence for role in Once rail crash 23-12-2020 19:15 Fifty-one people, among them a pregnant woman, were killed and nearly 800 injured when a passenger train plummeted into the Once railway terminal during peak hour in Buenos Aires’ Balvanera neighbourhood on February 22, 2012.
Lava Jato Bolsonaro says he 'ended' Lava Jato corruption probe 08-10-2020 17:10 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Wednesday that he has ended the country's biggest-ever corruption probe as there is "no more corruption in the government."
Lava Jato Brazil's Lula faces new charge of money-laundering 15-09-2020 08:24 Prosecutors in sprawling 'Lava Jato' corruption investigation charge former president with money-laundering, less than a year after the country's top court ordered him freed from jail while he appealed his conviction in another case.
KIRCHNERITE TYCOON Lázaro Báez granted house arrest – but protests keep him behind bars 08-09-2020 16:50 Kirchnerite businessman Lázaro Báez, behind bars for more than four years over corruption and money-laundering allegations, granted house arrest. But residents at the gated community at which he is due to reside block access to his property.
CORRUPTION & THE COURTS Anti-Corruption Office seeks eight-year prison sentence for Lázaro Báez 22-07-2020 11:21 Anti-Corruption Office asks for prison sentence of more than eight years for Kirchnerite tycoon Lázaro Báez on charges of money-laundering and eight years for his eldest son Martín as trial restarts online.
CORRUPTION & THE COURTS Lázaro Báez granted house arrest but yet to be released 10-07-2020 16:32 Alleged Kirchnerite frontman, who stands accused of raft of corruption offences, granted house arrest by court, prompting angry reaction from his future neighbours. Release will not be until next week at earliest, with row over high bail set as part of condition.