In news from the Dominican Republic, 134 prisoners have died in one of Latin America’s deadliest prison fires in history. The cellblock where the fire broke out was so overcrowded that inmates were sleeping on top of toilets. About 180 inmates were living in a cellblock designed for 25 people. According to the United Nations, the Dominican Republic has the most overcrowded jails in the Western Hemisphere and that the site of the fire is the most crowded jail in the country. A representative of the Dominican National Human Rights Commission said of the prison, “It is hell on earth. It is unfit for human beings.” The government has said the fire broke out during a fight among prisoners.