Palmasola Prison

Inmates at one of Bolivia's most dangerous prisons called off a hunger strike on Thursday after reaching a deal with authorities over their food allowance, an official said.

Saying he too had made mistakes and sinned, Pope Francis on Friday urged inmates at one of Latin America's most violent prisons to shun gang violence and exhorted guards to treat them with dignity.

Pope Francis sets out on Sunday to three of South America's poorest and smallest countries, taking his message of solidarity with the downtrodden to prisoners, peasants, garbage pickers and indigenous people.

Inmates at one of Bolivia's most dangerous prisons called off a hunger strike on Thursday after reaching a deal with authorities over their food allowance, an official said.

Saying he too had made mistakes and sinned, Pope Francis on Friday urged inmates at one of Latin America's most violent prisons to shun gang violence and exhorted guards to treat them with dignity.

Pope Francis sets out on Sunday to three of South America's poorest and smallest countries, taking his message of solidarity with the downtrodden to prisoners, peasants, garbage pickers and indigenous people.