2 high-profile jailbreaks have put the weakness of Mexico’s prisons on vivid display

Milenio On March 17, suspected Mexican drug trafficker Juan Jose Esparragoza Monzon busted out of a prison in northwest Mexico, accompanied by four other men. Monzon is the son of Juan Jose Esparragoza Moreno, the most reclusive member of the Sinaloa cartel’s triumvirate of chieftains, alongside the jailed “El Chapo” Guzman and Ismael “El Mayo” […]

2 high-profile jailbreaks have put the weakness of Mexico’s prisons on vivid display

Milenio On March 17, suspected Mexican drug trafficker Juan Jose Esparragoza Monzon busted out of a prison in northwest Mexico, accompanied by four other men. Monzon is the son of Juan Jose Esparragoza Moreno, the most reclusive member of the Sinaloa cartel’s triumvirate of chieftains, alongside the jailed “El Chapo” Guzman and Ismael “El Mayo” […]

Solitary confinement of teens in British prisons ‘against UN torture rules’

Prisons in the UK are keeping teenage offenders in solitary confinement despite the government denying the practice is still in use, an investigation has found. Young offenders institutions (YOI), which imprison 15- to 18-year-olds, are allegedly using solitary confinement, which can cause mental health issues for inmates, according to the Independent. Prison inspection reports found […]

Trump administration backs off bid to reopen CIA ‘black site’ prisons, officials say

Getty Images WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration has for now backed off a draft executive order that would have called for a review of whether the United States should reopen overseas “black site” prisons, where interrogation techniques often condemned as torture were used, U.S. officials have told Reuters. The New York Times, citing unidentified […]