The acting head of Guatemala’s Canadá prison was shot dead, and police got a red alert on possible Barrio 18 riots. What is known and why it matters.

Hundreds of police have been deployed to restore order after violence left at least seven inmates dead at a prison in western Guatemala AFP / Alexis MORALES At least seven inmates were killed, most of ...

Authorities in Guatemala accused gangs of killing eight police on Sunday in retaliation for the government's refusal to transfer gang leaders to a lower-security prison. The killings occurred in the ...

The head of Guatemala’s prison system was arrested on bribery and money-laundering charges linked to a notorious jail-based criminal syndicate, prosecutors said. Edgar Camargo, director of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Rioting and fighting among inmates at a prison in western Guatemala caused the deaths of at least six ...

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One of Guatemala's most prominent journalists has been sentenced to six years in prison for money laundering, in a trial condemned by press freedom and human rights advocates. José Rubén Zamora ...

Hundreds of police have been deployed to restore order after violence left at least seven inmates dead at a prison in western Guatemala – Copyright AFP Alexis ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Authorities in Guatemala accused gangs of killing eight police on Sunday in retaliation for the government's refusal to transfer ...