At least 27 inmates were found dead from asphyxiation Sunday at a prison in Ecuador where a riot broke out that left four others dead and dozens injured earlier in the day, officials said. The inmates ...

A violent prison riot erupted overnight at Trousdale Turner Correctional Center in Tennessee, drawing a heavy multi-agency law enforcement response. Officials said inmates took control of a prison ...

Aug. 4 (UPI) --At least seven inmates are dead and 11 people injured in a riot that broke out at a Mexican prison, according to authorities, who said they have restored control over the facility. The ...

Clashes between drug gangs on Thursday claimed at least 17 lives in the second deadly riot in an Ecuadoran prison in days, with rampaging inmates beheading and maiming rivals, officials in the ...

Inmates protested prison conditions tied to a criminal group they say operates inside the facility Lesley Cosme Torres is a writer at PEOPLE covering crime. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2025.

A riot in a prison in southern Ecuador has killed at least 31 inmates, according to prison authorities. In a statement released on Sunday, Ecuador’s SNAI prison authority said 27 of those found dead ...

Twelve inmates at Trousdale Turner Correction Center were indicted after a riot drew a multi-agency police presence and injured at least one guard in early June. The inmates face multiple charges of ...

Seven inmates died amid unrest at a prison in the eastern Mexico state of Veracruz, authorities said Sunday, with 11 other prisoners suffering injuries. The fighting first broke out Saturday afternoon ...

TUXPAN, Mexico — Authorities in the Mexican state of Veracruz on Sunday said they have restored order in a prison where seven inmates were killed and 11 were injured in a riot that broke out the ...

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Deadly rioting that broke out at a prison in Ecuador where inmates were set to be transferred to a new maximum-security facility has left at least 31 inmates killed and 30 others ...