Prisons in Honduras
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There are an estimated 12,000 prisoners in Honduras, a small country in Central America with a general population of 7 million.[1] There have been a number of massacres, including 69 people killed in a rural prison outside La Ceiba called La Granja (The Farm) in April 2003.[2] On April 26, 2008, 9 people were massacred in a prison located in the center of San Pedro Sula.[3] On May 3, 2008, 18 prisoners were massacred in a prison to the north of Tegucigalpa, the capital city of Honduras.[4] Due to problems with street gangs, prisoners are divided into 3 groups: Maras (active gang members), Pesetas (former gang members) and paisas (those who have never been in a gang before their incarceration).
References
- ↑ Asesinato de reo refleja crisis carcelaria en Honduras
- ↑ Inicia juicio histórico
- ↑ Nine killed in Honduras jail riot
- ↑ Ex pandilleros presos matan a 18 reclusos en cárcel hondureña
External links
- Smith-Spark, Lauren. "Nasty, harsh, overcrowded: Life in a Honduran prison." CNN. Wednesday February 15, 2012.
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