Panama to Adopt Bukele-Style Prison Measures After La Joyita Escape (opens in new tab)

Panama will adopt the kind of “hardline” prison reforms of its Latin American neighbors to address failures of its penal system following a mass escape this month, President Jose Raul Mulino said Thursday. The right-wing leader said the escape of nearly 200 inmates from La Joyita prison outside Panama City on June 1 reflected a […] The post appeared first on .