Police stand guard in the parking lot of the municipal jail in Ciudad Juarez (Reuters)
Mexican Report Describes Out Of Control, Self-Governed Prisons -- Christian Science Monitor
A report by Mexico's human rights commission said Mexico's prisons are plagued by overcrowding, lack of guards, and the omnipotence of prison gangs and drug cartels.
Six out of 10 Mexican prisons are "self-governed" by prison gangs or drug cartels, according to a report issued Monday by the country's human rights commission.
Commission representative Andres Aguirre said at a news conference that Mexico's prisons also are plagued by overcrowding, a shortage of guards and corrupt employees who sometimes help with breakouts.
Aguirre said 60 percent of the country's 430 prisons or jails are controlled by criminal elements.
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More News On Mexico's Prison
Six in 10 Mexican prisons 'self governed' by gangs -- The Telegraph
Report Shows Most Mexican Prisons Controlled by Inmates -- New York Times/Reuters
Mexican gangs control majority of prisons: ombudsman -- AFP
Report: Gangs Control Most Mexican Prisons -- ABC News/AP
Mexican gangs control 60 percent of the country's prisons, where they hold cell keys, punish inmates and charge for protection, a human rights report said in the wake of a mass escape. -- Radio Netherlands
Mexican Prisons Chaos: Drug Cartels Reign over Lawless Penitentiaries -- IBTimes
Prisons in Latin America -- The Economist
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