Watch: Relatives of inmates attempt to break into Mexican prison

The BBC's Will Grant looks at unrest in which seven people died, leading to family members attempting to break inside to check on their relatives.

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7 inmates are dead after a prison riot in southern Mexico

Seven inmates are dead after a prison riot in southern Mexico, where inmates resisted transfers to other jails and fought police with guns and knives
ABC News - 14h
7 killed in prison riot as officers try to transfer 2 dangerous inmates

One of the inmates with a gun held out for about three hours, protected by 20 fellow prisoners, officials said.
CBS News - 16h
U.S. Prisons Flout Law by Keeping Inmates Past Release Date, A.C.L.U. Says

Tens of thousands of prisoners deemed to be at low risk of committing crimes again have languished in lockup for as long as a year after they reached their release date under the First Step Act.
The New York Times - 2h
7 killed in prison riot as officers try to transfer 2 dangerous inmates

One of the inmates with a gun held out for about three hours, protected by 20 fellow prisoners, officials said.
CBS News - 16h
Secret Prisoner: Attempted murder on my Wing

As Britain is gripped by a prisons crisis, The Telegraph is publishing dispatches from an inmate at a Category B jail – the second highest level of security – to discover what life is really like ...
Yahoo Sports - 4d
Crowds Throng to Syria’s Sednaya Prison to Find Relatives and Friends

The Assad regime ran a network of torture centers that swallowed up tens of thousands of Syrians. Now that the rebels have opened the gates, many see a chance to learn of the detainees’ fates.
The New York Times - Dec. 9
Passenger attempts to divert domestic Mexican flight to the U.S.

Mexican National Guard members detained a man Sunday morning after he attempted to divert a domestic Mexican flight to the United States.
NBC News - Dec. 9
California man charged with breaking out of federal prison 8 years ago

A 55-year-old fugitive who had been on the run for eight years after escaping from a federal prison in California has been caught and indicted, the U.S. attorney’s office said last week.
NBC News - Dec. 8
After Biden Pardons His Son Hunter, Prison Inmates Hope They’re Next

President Biden has pardoned people convicted of some marijuana offenses, but advocates for prisoners say he has been slow to grant other requests.
The New York Times - Dec. 3