CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC Protest against release of prisoners ups pressure on Fernández 02-05-2020 07:32 Noisy cacerolazo protest, heard in major cities across the country, highlights growing anger at granting of house arrest to criminals during coronavirus pandemic.
cacerolazo Noisy pot-banging protest rejects release of prisoners during pandemic 30-04-2020 23:17 Pot-banging returned to the streets of Buenos Aires on Thursday evening, as angry citizens staged a cacerolazo protest to reject the release of inmates from prison among the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus pandemic Virus spreads fear through Latin America's unruly prisons 29-04-2020 12:50 The spreading spectre of the new coronavirus is shaking Latin America's notoriously overcrowded, unruly prisons, threatening to turn them into infernos.
Coronavirus Pandemic 'We refuse to die in prison': Villa Devoto prison inmates riot amid pandemic 24-04-2020 16:34 Prisoners set fire to mattresses and riot arguing for house arrest due to coronavirus. Eleven prison officials have been hospitalized for minor burns.
CRIME & SECURITY Court recommends house arrest for 'non-violent' prisoners 22-04-2020 17:01 Court recommends house arrest be granted to prisoners convicted of "non-violent" crimes. Decision draws immediate backlash from the families of crime victims.
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC Prisoners jailed for minor offences begin to be released amid pandemic 18-04-2020 09:55 Sources within the Justice and Human Rights Ministry told the Times about 15 percent of those considered ‘at risk’ in federal prisons have already been released to house arrest. by Luciana Bertoia
HUMAN RIGHTS Dictatorship-era criminals request release from jail, citing virus risk 28-03-2020 10:15 More than 70 prisoners convicted of crimes against humanity have asked for house arrest, citing fears they will be infected by the novel Covid-19 coronavirus while behind bars. by Luciana Bertoia
As I see it Political unprisoners 23-02-2020 16:53 The notion that some people are entitled to remain above the law is shared, or regarded as unimportant, by such a large proportion of the electorate that disabusing it seems well-nigh impossible. by James Neilson
Corruption & The Courts De Vido and Baratta released from prison to house arrest 15-12-2019 11:53 Two ex-Kirchnerite officials were released from detention late Friday night, after a ruling ordered they be committed to house arrest and wear ankle-monitoring bracelets.
CORRUPTION & THE COURTS From prison, jailed Kirchnerites call for ‘Christmas without political prisoners’ 26-11-2019 19:00 De Vido, Boudou, D'Elia, Milagro Sala among group of Kirchnerites facing legal woes. Group calls on followers to march to Comodoro Py courthouse on Thursday, November 28.
Tension in Nicaragua Nicaragua says released all considered political prisoners 18-06-2019 17:59 The opposition maintains that more than 80 people it considers political prisoners are still in custody. Protests erupted in April 2018 calling for President Daniel Ortega to step down.