Prisons in Honduras
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Prisons in Honduras are prisons in Honduras, a small country in Central America. With a general population of 7 million there are an estimated 12,000 prisoners in Honduras[1]. There have been a number of massacres, including 69 people killed in a rural prison outside La Ceiba called La Granja in April 2003[2]. On April 26, 2008 9 people were massacred in a prison located in the center of San Pedro Sula.[3] On May 3, 2008 18 prisoners were massacred in a prison to the north of Tegucigalpa.[4] Due to problems with street gangs prisoners are divided into 3 groups: Maras (active gang members) pesetas (former gang members) and paisas (who have never been in a gang).
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- ^ Asesinato de reo refleja crisis carcelaria en Honduras
- ^ Inicia juicio histórico
- ^ Nine killed in Honduras jail riot
- ^ Ex pandilleros presos matan a 18 reclusos en cárcel hondureña
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