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Costa Rica’s Supreme Court orders release of Nicaraguan unjustly imprisoned for 17 months

Justices ordered Costa Rica's Prison System and the Judicial Investigation Police to open an investigation on the case.

Alleged drug kingpin could be released this month from low-security Costa Rica prison after serving less than half of his sentence

Alexander Leudo Nieves, a Colombian man who the U.S. government accuses of having links to an international drug trafficking cartel, could be released this month from a minimum-security prison in Costa Rica, where he is serving a seven-year sentence on drug-related charges.

Costa Rican cops nab another inmate released early from prison last week

The suspect, who was released early to ease Costa Rica's prison overcrowding, allegedly robbed a man in San José’s Central Park.

U.S. man to be released from Nicaraguan prison after nearly two years

A judge had sentenced Jason Puracal to 22 years prison on charges of money laundering in 2011.

Costa Rican doctor accused of abusing minors released from prison, reopens medical clinic

A fugitive doctor who fled from abuse charges in the U.S. and was arrested on new charges in Costa Rica is out of jail and practicing medicine.

Tico Released from U.S. Prison after 27 Years

COSTA Rican Ronny Zamorareturned to his homeland from the UnitedStates in June after serving 27 years in aFlorida prison.In 1977, Zamora – 15 years...

Honduras’ La Tolva Prison Inmates Request Work as Peace Returns

Fights between inmates from different gangs were common at La Tolva prison in Honduras. Now that the government has acted and managed to establish...

New Costa Rica Bills Aim to Require Work for Prison Inmates

Costa Rican legislators have proposed two bills of law that would require prisoners to work. One was submitted by the PUSC party, and the...

Guatemalan Court Revokes Release of Journalist Jose Ruben Zamora

A Guatemalan appeals court on Tuesday revoked the conditional release of prominent journalist Jose Ruben Zamora, a stark critic of the government of former...

Guatemala reclaims prison where gang members had call center, crocs

Guatemalan police on Sunday transferred more than 200 gang members from a prison where they operated a call center for criminal purposes, raised chickens...

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