April 2025 – Gangs and Prison Hierarchies

Trump Administration Proposed Sending Up to 500 Alleged Venezuelan Gang Members to the El Salvador’s Mega-Prison

Crime prevention Dmytro Yagunov Dr Dmytro Yagunov Dr. Dmytro Yagunov El Salvador Events Hispanic-American gangs Informal prisoner hierarchies Prevention of torture Prison and street gangs Prison hierarchies Prison subculture USA Venezuela

yagunov29.04.202529.04.2025

The United States proposed sending up to 500 Venezuelan migrants with alleged ties to the Tren de Aragua gang to…

Неформальна ієрархія ув’язнених. Prison Standard. CPT/Inf (2025)12 (неофіційний переклад Дмитра Ягунова)

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yagunov25.04.202504.05.2025

У цьому документі ЄКЗК викладено його міркування та стандарти щодо проблеми сучасної неформальної ієрархії ув’язнених. Це явище продовжує існувати, хоча…

The CPT Calls for Action to Combat Prison Overcrowding and Informal Hierarchies in Prisons

Council of Europe Crime prevention Dmytro Yagunov Europe Events Informal prisoner hierarchies News Prevention of torture Prison and street gangs Prison hierarchies Prison subculture

yagunov24.04.202524.04.2025

The President of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), Alan Mitchell,…

US Supreme Court Halts Deportation of Detained Venezuelans

Dmytro Yagunov El Salvador Events Informal prisoner hierarchies News Prevention of torture Prison and street gangs Prison hierarchies Prison subculture Tren de Aragua USA Venezuela

yagunov20.04.202520.04.2025

The US Supreme Court has ordered the Trump administration to pause the deportation of a group ofalleged Venezuelan gang members.…

Mass Attacks on Prisons in France

Crime prevention Dmytro Yagunov France Informal prisoner hierarchies Prevention of torture Prison and street gangs Prison hierarchies Prison subculture

yagunov18.04.202518.04.2025

French prisons were attacked in a series of terrorist attacks carried out by the DDPF (Rights of French prisoners) group…

Haiti Gangs Storm Town and Release 500 Inmates from Prison

Crime prevention Dmytro Yagunov Haiti Informal prisoner hierarchies Prevention of torture Prison and street gangs Prison hierarchies Prison subculture

yagunov13.04.202513.04.2025

On April, 1, 2025, gang members stormed the town of Mirebalais in central Haiti on Monday and released about 500…

Pranato System: the Venezuelan Prison Phenomenon, or What Consequences Can Be Caused by the State’s Withdrawal from the Management of the Prison System

Hispanic-American gangs Informal prisoner hierarchies Prison and street gangs Prison hierarchies Prison subculture Tren de Aragua Venezuela

yagunov12.04.202512.04.2025

At the end of 2010, a unique phenomenon emerged in Venezuela: the Pranato System, designed to regulate the situation that…