Ecuador’s numerous gangs boast significant territorial presence and a diversity of funding streams that will pose a formidable challenge to the country’s weak institutions in what will likely be a …
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Colombian authorities are struggling to disrupt extortion schemes run by imprisoned Venezuelan gang members, mounting a series of recent arrests but failing to prevent those incarcerated from continuing their criminal …
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A Look From Within: Navigating Extreme Violence in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
by Jakob Kochby Jakob KochJesús Ángel Estrada* has helped many at-risk youth as a social worker for a non-profit in Ciudad Juárez, the sprawling manufacturing hub on the US-Mexico border. But he still struggles …
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US Terrorism Trial of MS13 Leader Could Expose El Salvador Gang Talks
by Sabra Bozychby Sabra BozychA top leader of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS13) pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges filed by US federal prosecutors, marking the beginning of a case that may blow the lid …
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Bukele’s government had once made a pact with the gangs. Now he was making war. In the first two months of the state of emergency, authorities arrested over 33,000 people, …
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The system that delegated power in Venezuela’s prisons to pranes, or criminal leaders, seems to be ending after a series of military takeovers of jails by President Nicolás Maduro, as …
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The story of Dalila Johana Flores Flores is one of thousands of arbitrary detentions that have taken place in El Salvador. Her experience demonstrates that, under the state of emergency, …
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Argentina’s Presidential Candidates Promise Hardline Responses to Rising Insecurity
by Sabra Bozychby Sabra BozychArgentines will vote for their next president on October 22. Despite coming from distinct ideological camps, the leading candidates all have staunch, tough-on-crime stances.
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Ecuador’s president-elect has presented an ambitious set of security plans to tackle the country’s growing organized crime problem, but his ability to deliver on his pledges will be shackled by …
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Paraguay’s Tacumbú Prison Takeover Marks Rotela Clan Resurgence
by Efren Bryneby Efren BryneBy taking control of Paraguay’s largest prison, the Rotela Clan flexed its muscles. The siege of the Tacumbú prison, which began October 10, ended less than 24 hours later when …