Inmates control most Mexican prisons: rights body
Source: Agence France-Presse
Inmates control most Mexican prisons: rights body
AFP November 20, 2013, 2:32 pm
Mexico City (AFP) - Violence has increased in Mexico's prisons and the majority are controlled by inmates, the National Human Rights Commission said.
The commission found in an annual report that 65 of the country's 101 most populated prisons were under the control of convicts in 2012, a 4.3 percent increase from 2011.
The commission said the number of riots, fights, escapes and homicides increased last year, with 73 acts of violence that left 154 inmates dead and 103 wounded. Another 261 inmates escaped.
In 49 prisons, inmates have "privileged areas" that house banned substances and objects as well as prostitution. At least 52 prisons are overpopulated.
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