Honduras
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Honduras: adoption of El Salvador-style tactics in anti-gang crackdown on prison inmates
Authorities in Honduras forced inmates to sit half-naked in tight rows while they searched for contraband in a sweep of prisons Monday, similar to the harsh tactics of neighbouring El Salvador. The military police — who have taken charge of the nation’s prisons — fanned out across several prisons,…
Honduras: Violenta pelea en una cárcel deja al menos cuatro muertos y 11 heridos
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Honduras: prison brawl leaves six dead, two injured
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Six inmates died and two more were injured between Saturday night and Sunday morning in a violent brawl in a Honduran women’s prison home to 835, part of which was set on fire, a prison official said on Sunday. The brawl started on Saturday night in the National Women’s Peni…Honduras: cut off by coronavirus, Hondurans in packed prison suffer mental toll
LA ESPERANZA, Honduras (Reuters) - For Yerbin Estrada, the worst part of the day is when the sun begins to set. The hundreds of inmates of La Esperanza prison in central Honduras must leave its small courtyard and file back to their cramped cells. “That is when the hell really begins,” said the pow…Honduras: suspenden visitas en cárceles de Honduras para prevenir contagio de coronavirus
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Honduras : motín dejó al menos 18 muertos y una veintena de heridos
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Honduras: gang fight in Honduran prison leaves at least 18 inmates dead
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - At least 18 inmates were killed and 16 wounded during a fight between rival gangs in a Honduran penitentiary on Friday, authorities said, in one of the worst recent outbreaks of prison violence in the country.Honduras: overcrowding, abuse, and neglect: the reality of Honduran prisons
On May 11, 23 prisoners escaped from Honduras’ largest and most overcrowded correctional facility, the Tamara prison. The inmates were part of the “Scorpion” unit, which is reserved for members of the Barrio 18 gang, one of the most powerful and influential gangs in Latin America. Following the esc…Honduras moves 773 gang members to complete prison shake-up
The Honduran government said on Tuesday it had moved 773 gang members to a maximum security prison, completing the relocation of some 2,000 highly dangerous inmates in a bid to prevent penitentiaries serving as command centers for criminal activity.Honduras: where chaos reigns. Inside the San Pedro Sula prison
In San Pedro Sula’s jailhouse, chaos reigns. The inmates, trapped in their collective misery, battle for control over every inch of their tight quarters. Farm animals and guard dogs roam free and feed off scraps, which can include a human heart. Every day is visitors’ day, and the economy bustles w…Honduras : testimonios en El Pozo, la cárcel para peligrosos reos
Dentro de El Pozo los reos de alta peligrosidad pierden hasta la noción del tiempo. Una nota del departamento de comunicaciones de Casa Presidencial expresa las extremas restricciones que tienen los privados de libertad en este centro.Honduras : el día a día de los reos en la cárcel de máxima seguridad de Santa Bárbara
Desayunar a las 8:00 de la mañana, encerrados en una celda conformada con pequeñas y asfixiantes paredes y sin recibir los rayos del sol son unos de los tantos cambios sufridos por los reos de mayor peligrosidad que fueron trasladados el pasado lunes a la cárcel de máxima seguridad en el departamen…