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UPDATE: Details emerge on Honduras prison fight that left more than 40 women inmates dead
The massacre was carried out by women belonging to the “Barrio 18” gang against members of “Mara Salvatrucha” (MS-13). Read more
Church demands answers after at least 48 die in gang fight in Honduran women’s prison
According to local authorities, on June 20 there was a confrontation between rival gangs inside the prison that unleashed a... Read more
Pope Francis washes feet of young inmates on Holy Thursday 2023
Pope Francis washed the feet of 12 young men and women, inmates at a juvenile prison in Rome, during a... Read more
Parkland shooter’s life sentence is ‘severe and just,’ Miami archbishop says
Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami spoke out this week to support a life sentence for the man who killed 17... Read more
El Chipote: The torture prison where the Nicaraguan dictatorship is holding priests
El Nuevo Chipote, or simply El Chipote, opened in February 2019 to replace the old prison of the same name... Read more
Victim of Bishop Zanchetta: ‘Don't turn your back on us; we didn’t deserve such treatment’
Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta of Oran, Argentina, was found guilty of abuse and sentenced to prison in March, but in July... Read more
Pope Francis washes prisoners’ feet at Mass on Holy Thursday 2022
The pope offered the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at a prison in Civitavecchia. Read more
Pope Francis will wash feet of 12 prisoners on Holy Thursday 2022
The pope will visit the prison of Civitavecchia, outside Rome. Read more
Should prisoners be first, or last in line for COVID vaccine?
As public officials debate whether prison populations should be among the first or last to receive a COVID vaccine, ethicists... Read more
Pope Francis: Life imprisonment forgoes the ‘right to start over’
In an audience with penitentiary staff and prison chaplains, Pope Francis said Saturday that sentencing prisoners to life imprisonment diminishes... Read more
Treat inmates with compassion, Pope Francis urges prison staff
Often spaces of suffering, prisons should be places of hope and the possibility of redemption, Pope Francis told prison personnel... Read more
Inmates building 250 confessionals for 2019 World Youth Day
Inmates from La Joya and Nueva Joya prisons have begun the construction of 250 confessionals to be used in the... Read more
Pope Francis makes surprise visit to mothers, children at detention home
On Friday, Pope Francis continued his surprise “Mercy Friday” initiative with a visit to a home that keeps children with... Read more
In the US, we're more likely to jail the mentally ill than get them help
People with severe mental illness are much more likely to be incarcerated than treated for their disorders, say advocates, and... Read more
He overcame prison and drug addiction - thanks to the rosary
A life of crime and drug addiction landed Khristian Briones, 39, in prison for ten years. During that time, he paid... Read more
Mother Teresa once made an incognito visit to a prison in Rome
Twenty-two years ago, Mother Teresa of Calcutta quietly visited the Regina Coeli prison in Rome, and now, just days before... Read more
How Pope Francis changed the life of a California teen inmate
When a juvenile inmate in a California prison wrote to Pope Francis, he did not expect a response. Read more
