Politics · Mexico · 1 hr ago
Mexico plans six prisons with capacity for 18,480 people
After deadly clashes at El Castillo prison in Mazatlán, Mexico announced plans for six new prisons in Sinaloa, Nayarit, the State of Mexico, Chiapas, Veracruz and Sonora.
The clashes last week left 12 inmates dead and about 10 injured.
The six facilities are planned to hold 18,480 people in total.
Construction is set to begin in Sinaloa, where the new prison is planned for 2,640 people.
Until it is built, security forces are reinforcing Mazatlán’s prison.
The facilities are planned to include stronger surveillance, signal blocking, separate housing based on inmates’ risk profiles, and spaces for education, work, health care and sports.
The government says the aim is to regain prison control and support rehabilitation, but no construction timeline was given.
Mexico plans to build six prisons with a combined capacity of 18,480 people.
Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said construction would begin in Sinaloa, where a new prison is planned for 2,640 people.
The announcement followed prison riots in Mazatlán that left 12 inmates dead and about 10 injured.
The planned facilities are to include high-security infrastructure, surveillance technology and separate units for classifying prisoners.
The government says the prisons are intended to strengthen state control and support rehabilitation through education, work, health services and sports.
- Who
- Mexico’s Security and Citizen Protection Secretary Omar García Harfuch announced the plans.
- What
- The government plans to build six prisons with capacity for 18,480 people.
- When
- The announcement was made on Tuesday, October 13; the year was not stated in the article text.
- Where
- The prisons are planned for Sinaloa, Nayarit, the State of Mexico, Chiapas, Veracruz and Sonora.
- Why
- The stated aims are to strengthen control of prisons, prevent criminal groups from operating inside them and support rehabilitation.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Riots at El Castillo prison in Mazatlán left 12 inmates dead and about 10 injured.
García Harfuch announced plans for six prisons and said construction would begin in Sinaloa.
- Number of planned prisons
- 6
- Combined capacity
- 18,480 people
- First construction site
- Sinaloa
- Planned capacity in Sinaloa
- 2,640 people
- Other planned locations
- Nayarit, State of Mexico, Chiapas, Veracruz and Sonora
What people are saying
This construction of the penitentiary center is an integral part of the security strategy for the state of Sinaloa, where the state police are being strengthened, where Mexican Army personnel are assigned to the state police, while its police and prosecutor’s office are also being strengthened.
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