InSight Crime Podcast | From the ground up

Apr 18 2024 25 mins 4

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InSight Crime has investigated organized crime in the Americas. We've interviewed thousands of people, from government insiders to victims caught in the crossfire, from criminal operators to tireless NGO leaders. We've also witnessed firsthand the many masks that organized crime wears in places where corruption often takes center stage. Throughout, we've discovered tales of anguish, resilience, unexpected joys, and undying hope. Join us on our podcast, as we decipher the various layers of corruption, unravel the complex dynamics of crime, and bear witness to the indomitable human spirit.

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Crime Strengthens Crime

Apr 18 2024 31 mins

Judge Ivana David has been working in the Brazil's prison system for 30 years, which gave her a front row seat to the emergence of the PCC. Its rise startled Brazil and beyond, but it is was not anomaly. In fact, it is part of a region-wide trend where prison-based criminal groups dominate the underworld in the Americas. More about the PCC and our coverage on prisons and gangs

Demented Society

Apr 03 2024 31 mins

Abraham Barberi is a walking paradox. He is from Mexico but lives in the United States. He does missionary work but plays guitar in a death metal band. He is a Baptist pastor but advocates for migrants and asylum seekers. This is the story of how he navigates these contradictions in Matamoros, the birthplace of Mexico’s Gulf Cartel and one of the country’s most dangerous cities

One Prison, Two Gangs

Mar 13 2024 31 mins

On June 20, 2023, at least 46 inmates were killed by members of the 18th Street gang at Honduras’ National Female Penitentiary for Social Adaptation, in what was one of the deadliest massacres ever recorded in a women’s prison in Latin America. But it wasn’t the first massacre in this prison. Three years earlier, six women, allegedly linked to the MS13, also lost their lives

Daughter of Coca

Feb 27 2024 27 mins

In Colombia, farming coca for cocaine production provides an alternative livelihood in the midst of poverty and state abandonment. At the same time, coca cultivation brings a curse. Behind the coca trade are armed groups, massacres, murders, and displacements. This dichostomy can only be truly understood by those who have experienced it firsthand, as Ana has done. Through her story

Why Bolivia is Burning

Feb 14 2024 25 mins

In 2019, a series of wildfires—largely set to clear land for agribusiness and make way for new residents — devastated Santa Cruz, the Bolivian state on the edge of the Amazon. Behind the fires was a pernicious force: organized crime. Illegal land grabs and timber traffickers spurred the wildfires, which continue today. In this podcast, through the stories of two volunteer firef

Introducing InSight Crime’s Podcast

Feb 12 2024 2 mins

For over a decade, InSight Crime has investigated organized crime in the Americas. Across the hemisphere, we’ve interviewed thousands of people, from government insiders to victims caught in the crossfire, from criminal operators to tireless NGO leaders. We’ve also witnessed firsthand the many masks that organized crime wears in places where corruption often takes center stage.