Seven officers were killed and dozens were taken hostage in a coordinated series of prisoner uprisings at three notorious ...

Several dozen Guatemalan prison guards were being held hostage by inmates in three prisons after apparently coordinated ...

Clashes between security forces and gang members in Guatemala's capital Sunday killed seven officers, authorities said, ...

Hundreds of anti-riot police have entered a maximum security prison in Guatemala to free guards taken hostage and retake ...

Guatemalan prisons witnessed a coordinated uprising, resulting in dozens of prison guards being held hostage. Interior Minister Marco Antonio Villeda refused to negotiate with inmates, who were ...

Guatemalan security forces regained control of a prison after an inmate-led takeover demanding more privileges for their gang leader. The crisis saw multiple attacks on police officers, with at least ...

Hundreds of anti-riot police entered a maximum security prison in Guatemala early Sunday to free guards who had been taken ...

Violence erupted in Guatemala City after security forces retook two prisons from gang control, freeing hostages.

Crushed inside disease-ridden cells, with no beds, little food and even less hope, inmates in Cameroon's prisons were already tense before an influx of political detainees and Anglophone separatists ...

Brazilian authorities reached a deal with inmates Aug. 25 after a deadly prison uprising at Cascavel in Paraná state. The riot erupted the day before as breakfast was being served when inmates ...