| MEXICO CITY (AP) — The northern Mexico prison where authorities
suddenly transferred convicted drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is
rated as the worst in the federal penitentiary system by human rights
officials. A 2015 report by the governmental National Human Rights Commission gave the Cefereso No. 9 in Ciudad Juarez, which borders Texas, a 6.63 rating on a scale of 0 to 10. That's the lowest for any of Mexico's 21 federal prisons. By comparison, the maximum-security Altiplano facility where However the Cefereso No. 9 scores well on "conditions of governability." That could indicate authorities believe they can control Guzman's environment there and reduce the risk of him pulling off a third brazen jailbreak. The Sinaloa cartel boss was transferred Saturday. Guzman was confined before was 10th best with a rating of 7.32. |
Sunday, 8 May 2016
Drug boss 'El Chapo's' new prison rated as Mexico's worst
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