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Sinaloa plans new prison after violence leaves 12 dead at Mazatlán facility
Mexico plans to build a new prison in Sinaloa after two violent clashes at the El Castillo facility in Mazatlán killed 12 people in less than 48 hours.
The dead included a child who was visiting, and the first clash also injured 16 people.
Authorities have not explained what caused the clashes.
Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said the new prison would have modern facilities and stronger security, but officials have not said where it will be or whether it will replace El Castillo.
The current Mazatlán facility has been reinforced with National Guard and prison-authority personnel.
The announcement comes as Sinaloa faces a long-running internal war within the Sinaloa Cartel, which has also affected prisons in the state.
The new prison is intended to strengthen control inside facilities and help reduce violence, but no construction date has been announced.
Mexico plans to build a new prison in Sinaloa after violence at a facility in Mazatlán left 12 people dead.
The clashes occurred in two incidents within two days at the El Castillo penitentiary.
The authorities have not stated what caused the clashes.
The new prison’s location and construction date have not been announced.
Until the project is completed, the Mazatlán facility is reinforced with National Guard and penitentiary authority personnel.
- Who
- Mexico’s government plans to build the prison. Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch announced the plan.
- What
- A new penitentiary is planned after two clashes at a Mazatlán prison left 12 people dead.
- When
- The clashes occurred on Thursday and the following day. The announcement was reported on October 9 and 10, 2026.
- Where
- The violence occurred at a prison in Mazatlán, in the state of Sinaloa. The new prison’s location has not been stated.
- Why
- The prison was announced after the deadly clashes. Authorities have not stated what caused them.
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un nuevo centro penitenciario en Sinaloa, moderno, seguro y con la infraestructura necesaria para fortalecer el control penitenciario y contribuir a reducir la violencia en el estado
mientras se concreta este proyecto, el actual Centro Penitenciario de Mazatlán se encuentra reforzado con la Guardia Nacional y efectivos de la autoridad penitenciaria
A shooting at the Mazatlán prison killed nine detainees and a visiting minor and injured 16 people.
A second clash at the prison left two people dead.
The Sinaloa government announced authorization to build a new penitentiary with federal investment.
- Deaths
- 12 people died in the two clashes
- First incident
- Nine detainees and one visiting minor were killed; 16 people were injured
- Second incident
- Two people died
- New prison location
- Not announced
- Construction date
- Not announced
Sources
Tras muerte de 12 personas en penal de Mazatlán, Harfuch anuncia nueva cárcel en Sinaloa
Harfuch anuncia creación de nuevo centro penitenciario en Sinaloa; refuerzan seguridad tras riña en penal de Mazatlán
Fugas, motines y 12 muertos en Mazatlán: la crisis penitenciaria que llevó a Sinaloa a construir un nuevo penal
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