The headline policy was a plan to build a 20,000-capacity "mega-prison." The measures announced ... along with hubs where illegal drugs are processed. Honduras declared a state of emergency ...

At least 46 women have been killed in a riot at a women's prison in Honduras on Tuesday. It is understood that a fight broke out between rival gangs, after which one gang set a cell alight.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — An attempted prison break early Thursday in Honduras left two inmates dead and three injured, authorities said. The Latin American country has long been plagued by gang ...

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There is no privacy here, no trace of comfort. Armed masked guards provide constant surveillance and prison officials say the ...

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — An attempted prison break early Thursday in Honduras left two inmates dead and three injured, authorities said. The Latin American country has long been plagued by gang violence and ...