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In Mexico, breaking out of jail the easy way
A massive, front-door prison walkout exposes gaping holes in Mexico’s corrections system.
132 inmates escape Mexican prison near US boarder
Peru prison: from pot smoke to pottery class
Brazil: Rio shuts makeshift police-run jails
Mexican hot potato over who controls prisons
Some of Mexico's prisons are out of control and ill-equipped to handle the glut of inmates. While politicos fiddle, prisoners break out.
In Venezuela’s prisons, inmates are the wardens
There’s always a party, everyone is armed, and prisoners sometimes engage in gladiatorial fights to the death.
How packed are the Americas' prisons?
Prison overcrowding is a major concern throughout much of the Americas. GlobalPost maps out prison populations and capacity by country.