The president of Honduras has announced the creation of a new 20,000-capacity "megaprison," part of the government's larger crackdown on gang violence and efforts to overhaul its long-troubled ...

Honduras to build 20,000-inmate ‘megaprison’ as part of gang crackdown. President Xiomara Castro says new measures including ‘terrorist’ designations for gang members are in response to ...

Honduras announced on Friday night the construction of a mega-prison for 20,000 inmates, among more than a dozen measures, by declaring a “security emergency” to combat the overwhelming crime. In a ...

Honduras to build an emergency 'mega-prison' 06/15/2024 June 15, 2024. Honduran authorities are rolling out measures aiming to reduce rampant organized crime in the Central American country.

Without judicial reforms addressing these issues, it is unlikely Honduras’ prison system will experience a long-term reduction in overcrowding. Meanwhile, the closure of half of the country’s prisons ...

The measures echo the mass trials and "mega-prison" pioneered by President Nayib Bukele in neighboring El Salvador, ... Honduras declared a state of emergency in December 2022, ...

Honduras is preparing the construction of a maximum-security prison to address the country’s ongoing security crisis, ... Honduras plans mega-prison in an unstudied reserve. Maxwell Radwin.

Honduras plans to build a new prison colony for gang members on Great Swan Island, or the Islas del Cisne, in the Caribbean Sea [Planet Labs PBC via AP Photo] Published On 19 Jul 2023 19 Jul 2023 ...

Honduran President Xiomara Castro recently announced plans to build a “mega prison” capable of housing 20,000 people to manage the country’s crime problem. It’s part of an increasingly ...

She plans to jail over 20,000 inmates in a new mega-prison. ... In Honduras, there is widespread skepticism whether the government will be able to emulate the results in El Salvador, ...

At least 41 inmates were killed on Tuesday morning in central Honduras after a riot broke out at the country’s only prison for women, one of the deadliest outbreaks of violence in the country ...