Several alleged members of the Shotgun Crips gang are facing prison time for a man's kidnapping that ended in death four ...

A nearly two-year investigation has concluded that overcrowding and understaffing has resulted in a high number of complaints ...

As the US doubles down on overt interventions, experts warn policymakers may be overlooking a key battlefield: prisons across the region.

A GANGSTER serving 24 years’ jail for shootings is broadcasting rap videos to fans in which he vows to gun down rivals.

The deaths occurred Sunday at a prison in the coastal city of Machala, Ecuador, after "the detonation of an explosive device" ...

The National Crime Agency is warning that organised criminal gangs are actively recruiting HGV drivers to smuggle migrants ...

A report by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) examines Gulf Correctional Institution near Wewahitchka, saying ...

Thirteen inmates died at the weekend in a prison in Ecuador that has seen 44 killed in violence in the past month, ...

Ecuadorean police found 13 people dead in a prison in the country's southwest on Sunday, Ecuador's prison agency SNAI said on Monday.

Trinitarios gang member Abel Mora received a 135-month prison sentence for shootings and contraband smuggling.

Clashes in Ecuador's notorious prison result in 13 inmate deaths amid escalating drug violence and government security ...

A sheriff has ridiculed two young muggers who were part of a hoodie-wearing gang, saying they have 'no sense of style'.