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The Government of Guatemala Maintains a Strong Fight with Gangs for Prison Control
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Guatemala City (EFE).- The gangs ‘Barrio 18’ and ‘Mara Salvatrucha’ have been fighting hard with the Government of Guatemala for prison control since their leaders were transferred to a maximum security prison on July 31 to isolate them, which has caused constant riots in prisons. ... Read more
Experts warn that daily riots following the transfer of leaders from ‘Barrio 18’ and ‘Mara Salvatrucha’ show a “mishandling of the prison system” and the persistence of criminal structures
The ‘Barrio 18’ and ‘Mara Salvatrucha’ gangs have held a fierce dispute with the Government of Guatemala since July 31. On that day, the authorities transferred their leaders to the maximum security prison Renovación I, with the aim of isolating them and cutting off their privileges. The measure has generated constant riots in different penal centers. Carmen Aida Ibarra, the director of the ProJusticia Movement, assured EFE that the executive ha…
President Bernardo Arévalo referred to the recent riots in different detention centers and said that these events are the result of the measures implemented by the Ministry of the Interior to regain control of the prisons and prevent the gangs from continuing operating from the interior. “The riots have arisen from the decision to put the leaders of the two main gangs of the country in isolation; they have been cut off from all privileges, and t…
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