Mexican Prisons Overcrowded
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Correo (Mexico) 1/10/011

Mexican Prisons Overcrowded

(Mexico City) The majority of the 429 prisons in the country are overcrowded, and many more prisoners are expected this year. At least 50,000 federal inmates are either serving long sentences or are still in trial without a sentence. They range from murderers to drug traffickers. The states receive money to house the federal prisoners. The federal government is moving those prisoners to federal prisons, as well as building a ‘supermax’ escape proof prison in Veracruz with 3000 cells. Each inmate costs 130 pesos a day ($10.61 US). It continues with individual counts, but essentially there are 227,000 prisoners in facilities made to house only 172,000 prisoners.

http://correo-gto.com.mx/notas.asp?id=203672
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La Prensa Grafica (El Salvador) 1/10/2011

New $.05 Increase in Fuel Prices

Starting tomorrow diesel will go up $.02 throughout the country, and gasoline will go up from $.03 to $.05 depending on the area. The increase is blamed on expectations of economic recovery in the U.S. and international demand.



http://tinyurl.com/4dssknc
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El Faro (El Salvador) 1/6/2011

Increased Penalties for Torture

The Assembly of El Salvador has increased the penalties for torture and have made it an offense against humanity to adapt to international law. The prison sentence has doubled and is now 6 to 12 years imprisonment. It will punish anyone who commits torture, orders it, does not prevent it, or follows orders of a public official to commit torture.

http://www.elfaro.net/es/201101/noticias/3250/
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Frontera (Mexico) 1/10/2011

Police Agent Buried with Honors

(Tijuana, Baja California) State police officer Jose Guerra Acuña, who was shot and killed outside his home January 7th, as honored during services at the State Police offices. His fellow officers, family and other officers attended. The Attorney General said they are n mourning as tomorrow they will visit Playas de Rosarito for another officer’s services. The AG said that the killing is related to cases he was investigating, and may be related to organized crime.

http://www.frontera.info/EdicionEnLinea ... 89214.aspx
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El Heraldo de Chihuahua (Mexico) 1/10/2011

Sinaloa Cartel Leader may be Responsible for Violence in Acapulco

(Mexico City) The Mexican government is investigating the hypotheses that the drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapoâ€