News of penitentiary

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.

PRISONS AND THE PANDEMIC

Tension grows as first virus cases confirmed in BA Province jails

25-04-2020 10:13 Petitions for house arrest grow as prisoners protest inside jails to demand action. So far three positive cases of Covid-19 have been reported within prison walls: two guards and a convict.