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Local officials in Cali, Colombia are planning to expand a recently instituted gang reintegration program, raising questions about what type of long-term impact such an initiative could have on the city’s security situation… This article was co-authored with Alistair Thompson. Read it in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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The government of Colombia and the country’s second-largest guerrilla group announced that they will soon begin formal peace negotiations, a new step in a long-delayed peace process that is sure to encounter many obstacles moving forward… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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A new round of violence in Brazil‘s prisons is reviving concerns that ongoing problems in the penitentiary system could have implications for the country’s broader security situation… This article was co-authored with Randall Ramos and Parker Asmann. Read it in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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The drug world in the Americas is undergoing seismic shifts with changing patterns of drug production and consumption that are reshaping organized crime in the region… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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InSight Crime receives dozens of emails each week from our audience. Below, we share some of our favorite praise for our work, angry rants, opinionated commentary and even apparent solicitations for criminal activity… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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