Overpopulation Allowed in Prisons; 6 New State Prisons Announced
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The Ministry of National Defense also mentioned that it analyses with the Legal Counsel the possibility of releasing prisoners prosecuted for minor crimes in the State of Mexico in order to reduce overpopulation.
Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum explained that the intensification of security efforts led to an increase in prison inmates.
The new prisons will have a combined capacity of 18,480 people
The Mexican government has announced the first hose to alleviate the burning crisis of overcrowding in prisons and the scenario that left behind last week the consecutive incidents of a riot and a fight—separated for just a few hours—which resulted in 12 deaths in El Castillo prison in Mazatlan, including a two-year-old baby who was visiting. Federal Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said Tuesday that six new prisons, with a total of 18,480…
Omar García Harfuch stressed that the construction of six new prisons will help maintain prison control in the face of overcrowding problems.
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elnorte.comAfter admitting that captures have generated overpopulation in state prisons, CSP announced the construction of 6 prisons for 18,480 people.
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