Left to rot: how a prisoner cleaned up Panama's dirtiest jail - and its inmates

La Joyita prison was notorious for its squalor but a recycling scheme has helped rehabilitate inmates and eased gang fightsLa Joyita prison, just outside Panama City, was notorious for being filthy, overcrowded and dangerous. It was known as the "stomach of the beast" for those confined within its walls. "We literally lived on top of rubbish," says Franklin Ayón."It was everywhere - in the corners, in the corridors," says Ayón, who was imprisoned for drug trafficking in 2012. "We had to sit with a towel over our head to eat, just so the flies wouldn't land on the food." Continue reading...