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Honduras
It is in an effort to prevent penitentiaries serving as crime command centers.
Asia
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Indonesia
Overcrowding, miserable sanitary conditions, corrupt guards contribute to chaos
Central America and the Caribbean
Mexico
A tunnel has been discovered in a Mexican prison, stashed with drugs, alcohol and sharp tools, according to local authorities. Police in Tamaulipas state said the hole, which had been hidden by bricks, was up to five metres (16ft) deep. They said it was unfinished and no one has escaped.
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Papua New Guinea
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