内容摘要：cuts at the U.S. Agency for International Development, a protest that brought out a dozen members of Congress.

cuts at the U.S. Agency for International Development, a protest that brought out a dozen members of Congress.

The facilities the AP visited were minimum-security prisons, so inmates interact more freely. But for those who break the rules, there are cells in an isolated area where they are held without visitors.Inside “El Buen Pastor,” or Good Shepherd, female prison, things look cleaner and less crowded than in the men’s facilities.

Security guards work at a checkpoint inside the Buen Pastor women’s prison in Asuncion, Paraguay, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)Security guards work at a checkpoint inside the Buen Pastor women’s prison in Asuncion, Paraguay, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)Any given day, in prisons like Tacumbú, there are stretching sessions in open areas or religious ceremonies. Some inmates play soccer while others prefer bingo. Some try to earn money and shine the guards shoes for 30 cents.

There are no dining areas, so inmates eat in their cells or in hallways. On cold days, prisoners are allowed to make a fire in the patios to keep warm.Atiliano Cuyer, 64, was detained for domestic violence and says he’s been waiting for 10 months for a trial inside the Coronel Oviedo regional penitentiary.

“Justice in Paraguay doesn’t work if you don’t have money,” he adds.

The Regional Penitentiary is surrounded by fields in Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)Starting well before dawn in a tiny, dark chapel, the Orthodox Christian monk prays to the icon of the Virgin Mary that gives its name to the whitewashed complex perched between sky and sea – the Panagia Hozoviotissa.

The daily rhythm hasn’t changed much since he joined the monastery straight out of high school in the summer of 1971. Father Spyridon, another monk and an assistant also maintain the buildings, cultivate the fields, care for their animals, and receive the steady stream of pilgrims.While many on the island – and even more so in neighboring Cyclades destinations like Santorini – worry about the growing threat of overtourism, Father Spyridon finds grace in those who visit.

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, looks out from the chapel of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, in Amorgos island, Greece, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, looks out from the chapel of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, in Amorgos island, Greece, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)