Honduran government militarizes prison system following tragedy in women’s prison
Honduran President Xiomara Castro has entrusted the Military Police with full control of the country’s penitentiary system, effective from July 1. This decision comes in the wake of a prison riot that claimed the lives of 46 inmates at the National Women’s Penitentiary for Social Adaptation (PNFAS), located north of Tegucigalpa. Simultaneously, President Castro has […]