All Ecuador prison staff held hostage by inmates now free, officials say

All Ecuador prison staff held hostage by inmates now free, officials say

QUITO: All prison staff held by inmates at prisons in Ecuador amid a sharp uptick in violence had been freed by Saturday evening, the SNAI prisons agency said. The hostages, which SNAI previously said were 158 guards and 20 administrative staffers, were held since last Monday in at least seven prisons as a security crisis … Read more

Spain: Spain bets on mixed gender prisons

Spain: Spain bets on mixed gender prisons

TEIZEIRO: At a jail in northwestern Spain, a sole female inmate played football with 21 male convicts, part of a push towards mixed prison living that remains rare in Europe.“Let go of the ball!” Ambra, a 25-year-old Albanian who did not want to give her surname, shouted at one of her male teammates.She pushed them … Read more