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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04/17/2023 (written by jcarrillo) – On March 27th, a fire at the National Institute of Migration (INM), in Ciudad Juárez, broke out after detained migrants protested their deportation within a …
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01/25/21 (written by rramos) — The latest outbreak of prison violence in Zacatecas continues to highlight the state’s emergence as a key epicenter of organized crime-related violence in Mexico. In …
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09/24/20 (written by mlopez) – Nuevo Léon’s penal system has been facing critique as the protocols and adherence of inmate rights are being questioned by locals and authorities. The prison …
01/26/14 (written by gomeznathalie) — The Mexican penitentiary system has been in the news lately, with reports coming out the past few months with claims of ‘self-governance’ in prisons, prison …
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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 …
07/19/11— The Federal Government of Mexico stated on Friday that due to the corruption of prison authorities in Tamaulipas and their “avoidance of systematic control measures,” more than 400 inmates …
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02/04/11 – As Mexican authorities try harder and harder to catch drug traffickers, they find it even harder to keep them in prison. The problem here is that thousands of …
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After the prison break in Cieneguillas Zacatecas last month in which 53 prisoners including some confirmed Zetas escaped with the aid of prison officials, the Mexican Army has reinforced security …
In the early hours of Saturday May 16, an armed group entered the prison in Cineguillas, Zacatecas, and freed 53 prisoners without firing a shot. According to governor Amalia García, …
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