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La Mesa State Penitentiary is a prison in La Mesa, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. It is considered "one of the most notorious prisons in Latin America". [1] The prison was built for 2,000 inmates and had 2,500 inmates in the 1990s, but the number increased to over 7,000 by the 2010s. [2] Prisoners have committed offenses ranging from theft ...
The prison was built between 1988 and 1990 under President Carlos Salinas de Gortari and received its first inmates in November 1991. [4] [5] Of significant concern to Mexican authorities is the risk that the prison could be attacked from the outside as part of an organized prison break. [6]
Mexico has released thousands of prisoners during Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's presidency as part of an effort to free those who have not committed serious crimes or were being held unjustly ...
For prisoners and detainees held by Mexico, see Category:Prisoners and detainees of Mexico. Subcategories This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.
Five men were killed in a fight between inmates at a prison in Mexico’s Gulf coast state of Tabasco, authorities said Friday. Four of the five inmates killed in the riot late Thursday were on ...
Built in 1905, under the government of Porfirio Díaz, the prison of las Islas Marías was "the pride of the government" becoming the most modern prison model of its time, "escape proof", which operated as an alternative to house the delinquents, who due to their profile and background, could not be held in the prison of Lecumberri.
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