News of prison

Arrieta jumps ship after leaking bills to free dictatorship criminals

28-08-2024 23:56 Amid controversy within La Libertad Avanza over the visit of pro-government deputies to criminals convicted for crimes against humanity at Ezeiza Prison, national deputy leaks draft bills and decree that aim to force through their release.

Milei slashes budget for legal centres in favour of prison spending

29-06-2024 04:25 Argentina’s Justice Ministry announces closure of 81 Centres of Access to Justice nationwide; Milei government boosts budget for the ‘Criminal Policy’ programme by 963% in move to “modernise Penitentiary Service” and “improve the situation of persons deprived of liberty."

by Agustina Bordigoni

Navalny's widow vows to take up the fight for Russia's 'freedom'

20-02-2024 13:24 Yulia Navalnaya on Monday vowed to continue her husband Alexei Navalny's fight after his death in a Russian prison last week, for which she blamed the Kremlin.

Top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison

16-02-2024 14:09 Alexei Navalny, the Kremlin's most prominent critic, died on Friday in an Arctic prison; Protests begin as Western officials blame Putin for death of opposition leader.

Ecuador's 'armed conflict' with drug gangs – what we know

10-01-2024 18:21 What you need to know about the unfolding crisis in troubled Ecuador.

Golfer Ángel Cabrera reinstated by PGA after prison stay

20-12-2023 09:15 Two-time major winner Ángel Cabrera has been reinstated by the PGA Tour and over-50 PGA Tour Champions after serving a two-year prison sentence for gender violence.

Fernández de Kirchner: ‘I don’t care if they put me in prison’

22-03-2023 16:32 Argentina’s vice-president uses closing speech of Grupo Puebla summit in Buenos Aires to repeat claims she is a victim of political persecution and condemn the “lawfare” that is flooding the region.

Around 4% of Argentina’s prison population serving life terms

23-02-2023 11:17 According to data from 2021, there were 55,933 convicts jailed nationwide, of whom 2,489 were sentenced to life imprisonment, according to national statistics. Of these, 726 are serving their sentences in Buenos Aires provincial penitentiaries, where the eight individuals recently sentenced for the murder of Fernando Báez Sosa are now being detained.

by Nadia Galán