InSight Crime

Crime Strengthens Crime

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 at <a href="https://insightcrime.org/">⁠insightcrime.org </a>

We have spent the last 15 years investigating organized crime in the Americas from the ground up. Now, on our audio channel, you can hear the best of our investigative and analytic work – from the Patagonia to the Rio Grande Valley to the Andean mountains. Narrated to you by our investigators, we will highlight the human side of this scourge and explain the intricacies of this multifaceted industry. Find it on Apple, YouTube, and Amazon Music, or wherever you get your audio content.