Prison riot in Mexico's violence-plagued Sinaloa state kills 10 and leaves 16 injured
MEXICO CITY — A deadly riot broke out during family visiting hours Thursday at a prison in the violence-plagued state of Sinaloa in northwestern Mexico, state authorities said. The violence occurred Thursday morning at the El Castillo Penitentiary in the port city of Mazatlan. Sinaloa’s Public Security Secretariat said on X that nine inmates and one family member were killed in the incident,…
A deadly prison riot erupted at El Castillo Penitentiary in Mazatlan, Sinaloa state, Mexico on Thursday morning, leaving nine inmates and one family member dead and 16 prisoners injured, according to state authorities. The violence broke out during family visiting hours, with inmates reportedly using firearms during the altercation.
Following the incident, military, National Guard, navy, and state security forces entered the prison to restore order. The prison, which houses 1,800 inmates, has been under control since the federal security cabinet intervened. Overcrowding, exacerbated by pretrial detention and a shortage of prison staff, has contributed to corruption and violence within Mexican prisons, as pointed out by analysts. A similar riot occurred in May of the previous year.
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