Posts Tagged ‘Mexico’
Mexican Drug Gangs Riot in Prison
A riot in a prison in Durango, Mexico left 23 dead. Prison officials are attributing the fighting to rivaling drug gangs. In recent years, Durango has become a battle ground for drug groups.
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Born Behind Bars
In Mexico it is legal for children born to incarcerated mothers to stay inside prison until the age of six. At Santa Martha Acatitla Prison for Women in Mexico City, around 50 children are living among women serving sentences for drug dealing, kidnapping, and murder. Caroline Bennett captures the lives of these women and children on black and white film.
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