Honduras military takes over prisons after dozens die in riot
In Honduras, some 20,000 inmates coexist in 26 overcrowded prisons, with a United Nations report saying that the country's prisons are 34.2% over capacity.
Ecuador says 12 killed in prison riot, still identifying dismembered bodies
Seventeen prisoners have been moved to other jails after the incident for their protection, prisons agency says.
Ecuador prison riot leaves 43 dead, 108 on the run
Ecuadoran President Guillermo Lasso insists the problem inside the facilities mirrors that outside, where drug gangs are vying for control of trafficking routes.
New prison riot in Ecuador leaves 68 dead
Authorities say it took police hours to intervene because the violence inside was so intense that they feared for the officers' lives.
