Prisoners peer from their group cell in the late afternoon, to be unlocked in the morning, as another prisoner prepares to enter another group cell to be locked for the night at the Regional Penitentiary in Villarica, Paraguay. || Photo : AP
Prisoners line up for a jail-provided meal known as “vori-vori” at the Tacumbu prison in Asuncion, Paraguay, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. The soup, made of chicken or beef, vegetables, and corn balls stuffed with cheese, is considered the food of the poorest inmates, and those who can afford it prefer to buy other food. || Photo : AP
Prisoners smoke crack inside the Tacumbu prison in Asuncion, Paraguay, Sunday, July 8, 2024. Drugs are not allowed but some manage to smuggle them into the jail. || Photo : AP
A prisoner, right, playfully hugs a female prison guard at the women's pavilion of the Regional Penitentiary in Villarica, Paraguay, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. || Photo : AP
The Regional Penitentiary is surrounded by fields in Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. || Photo : AP
Prisoners warm themselves by a fire inside their pavilion at the Juan de la Vega prison in Emboscada, Paraguay, Friday, July 12, 2024. || Photo : AP