A former prison director in Colombia confessed on Tuesday to having known about but having not done anything about the crimes committed by inmates, including extortions, murders, and the bodies of killed prisoners being buried in tunnels, dissolved in acid, or allegedly even cooked and turned into burgers and sausages.

Venezuelan authoritiesclaim to have regained control over the third prison in the country that was seized by a criminal group. However, a non-governmental organization alleges that this was accomplished through an agreement with gang leaders who were permitted to leave the premises, along with their cows.