Mexico prison population surges amid drug war

4:02 PM Saturday Nov 13, 2010 Share Email Print Expand Shrink Mexico’s federal prison population has more than doubled in recent years amid the crackdown on drug cartels and the overcrowded system needs to be revamped to prevent violence, the country’s top policeman said Friday. Public Safety Secretary Genaro Garcia Luna said one prison in particular, Islas Marias, has seen its inmate population quadruple since President Felipe Calderon launched a national assault on organised crime in late 2006. Located off the coast of Sinaloa state, the prison now houses 3,946 inmates, up from 915. “Where more disorder exists, there will be more violence,” Garcia Luna said, adding the government needs…

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Mexico prison population surges amid drug war

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