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Category Archives: Prisons

REINA-DEL-PACIFICO

‘La Reina del Pacifico’ removed from solitary confinement

March 1, 2013by gomeznathalie Leave a comment

03/01/13- Sandra Ávila Beltrán (52), known as the “Queen of the Pacific” (“La Reina del Pacífico”), was recently removed from solitary confinement for the first time since August of last year. Ávila […]

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Arrests, Crime, Drug Violence, Extradition, Pacífico Sur Cartel, Police, Prisons, Sinaloa Cartel, U.S.-Mexico
José Oscar Vega Marín. Photo: Azteca Noticias

Concerns about progress in implementing justice system reforms

November 29, 2012by yajairaht Leave a comment

11/26/12- Outgoing President Felipe Calderón urged federal legislators to approve reforms to prisons, sentencing, and the Federal Code of Criminal Procedure (Código Federal de Procedimientos Penales, CFPP). Mexico’s Chamber of […]

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Judicial Reform, Police, Prisons, Rule of Law, Security, State-Level Reforms, Uncategorized
Photo: BBC News

131 Inmates Escape from Prison in Coahuila

September 21, 2012by peregrinopeter 1 Comment

09/21/12 – On Monday, September 17, 131 convicts escaped from the Piedras Negras State Prison in the border state of Coahuila. It was originally believed that the prisoners, four of […]

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Arrests, Corruption, Crime, Los Zetas, Prisons
Benjamin Arellano Felix, pictured here in 2002 at the time of his arrest in Mexico, was sentenced to 25 years in prison in a San Diego court on Monday. Photo: Associated Press

Mexican Crime Boss Benjamin Arellano Felix Sentenced to 25 Years

April 2, 2012by dheyden 2 Comments

04/02/12- Benjamin Arellano Felix, former leader of the Arellano Felix Organization (AFO) based in Tijuana, Baja California, was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a federal judge in San Diego […]

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Arrests, Crime, Gov't Official, Money Laundering, Prisons, Rule of Law, Tijuana Cartel, Transparency & accountability, U.S.-Mexico
Members of the Apodaca State Prison just outside of Monterrey, Nuevo León were arrested and arraigned before a judge on ___ for their connections to the massive prison break and riot on February 19 that led to the escape of 37 inmates and 44 deaths. Photo Credit: Especial

Updates on Apodaca prison riot and break one month later

March 19, 2012by kheinle Leave a comment

03/19/12 – Nearly a month after the February 19 massive prison riot and break in the Apodaca medium security prison, which is just outside of Monterrey, Nuevo León, authorities reported […]

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Armed Groups, Corruption, Drug Violence, Gulf Cartel, Los Zetas, Prisons

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