MANILA, Philippines — More than 20,000 inmates nationwide have had their tattoos removed in a bid to reduce violence between rival gangs in prisons ... Sigue Sigue Sputnik and Commando clashed.

MANILA, Philippines — More than 12,000 inmates in all prisons across the country had their gang tattoos covered up ... 9 riot between rival Sigue Sigue Sputnik and Sigue Sigue Commando gangs ...

Crime journalist Paul Connolly continues his dangerous quest to visit the toughest prisons in the world and comes across one Filipino jail ... the notorious prison gang Sputnik.

At least two people were reported killed and 32 others injured when a riot between rival gangs broke out in the Manila City Jail in the capital of the Philippines, authorities said on Monday.

MANILA, Philippines ... (Children of Mindanao) gang when he entered the prison this year. "Now it's just brotherhood, we are all brothers," he added, after the gang tattoo on his back was ...

MANILA, Philippines—The bodies of two men ... Both victims, who remained unidentified at press time, sported “Sputnik” gang tattoos and appeared to have been shot on the same spot where ...

Crime journalist Paul Connolly continues his dangerous quest to visit the toughest prisons in the world and comes across one Filipino jail ... the notorious prison gang Sputnik.