Report: Gangs control most Mexican prisons
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Report: Gangs control most Mexican prisons

Mexico City : Mexico | Sep 24, 2012 at 3:24 PM PDT
Source: Austin America-Statesman/Texas Longhorns
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A new report suggest that gangs control about 60 percent of Mexico's prisons, a finding that follows a series of high-profile mass escapes. The Mexican government's National Human Rights Commission says it visited 100 state and local prisons, and found that gangs controlled activities ranging from... FULL ARTICLE AT Austin America-Statesman/Texas Longhorns
 
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