cellblocks

Prisoner mistreatment became a regular feature in cellblocks and interrogation rooms at Bagram and Kandahar air bases, the two main way stations in Afghanistan en route to Guantanamo.

mjh's blog — 2008 — June 2008

Venezuela's severely crowded prisons have suffered repeated violent outbursts as rival gangs fight for control of cellblocks and sell weapons and drugs with the help of corrupt prison guards.

Venezuela: Prison uprising ends after 27 days 2011

Two Rikers Island correction officers pleaded guilty Friday to assault charges in connection with allowing prisoners to mete out enforcement on their behalf to keep order in the cellblocks they were guarding.

Correction Officers Plead Guilty in Rikers Assaults Sean Gardiner 2011

Smoke has been coming from a portion of the prison, Rodeo One, and gunfire has echoed through the cellblocks.

Armed Inmates Hold Off Troops at Venezuelan Prison 2011

Smoke has been coming from a portion of the prison, Rodeo One, and gunfire has echoed through the cellblocks.

Armed Inmates Hold Off Troops at Venezuelan Prison 2011

Venezuela's severely crowded prisons have suffered repeated violent outbursts as rival gangs fight for control of cellblocks and sell weapons and drugs with the help of corrupt prison guards.

Venezuela: Prison uprising ends after 27 days 2011

Venezuela's severely crowded prisons have suffered repeated violent outbursts as rival gangs often fight for control of cellblocks and sell weapons and drugs with the help of corrupt prison guards.

Venezuelan troops battle inmates at prison 2011

Grisel Zorrilla, a spokeswoman for prisoners' relatives, told The Associated Press that the inmates were led from their cellblocks and were organized into groups on a patio of the prison compound.

Venezuela: Prison uprising ends after 27 days 2011

Venezuela's severely crowded prisons have suffered repeated violent outbursts as rival gangs often fight for control of cellblocks and sell weapons and drugs with the help of corrupt prison guards.

Venezuelan troops battle inmates at prison 2011

Grisel Zorrilla, a spokeswoman for prisoners' relatives, told The Associated Press that the inmates were led from their cellblocks and were organized into groups on a patio of the prison compound.

Venezuela: Prison uprising ends after 27 days 2011