Overcrowding in Latin America’s prisons has been part of the region’s background noise for decades.
The area has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world, with detention numbers averaging 163 percent of prison capacity as of 2020.
Latin American Countries Release Thousands of Criminals from Prison
Security analysts worry they will end up at the US border
Handcuffs secure the back door of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection border patrol vehicle. David McNew/Getty Images
Autumn Spredemann
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Autumn is a South America-based reporter covering primarily Latin American issues for The Epoch Times.
