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Friday, 3 June 2016

Three dead and 19 injured during ANOTHER bloody riot at Mexico's notorious Topo Chico jail - one of the worst prisons in the world

More gang violence in same facility where 49 inmates were killed in February clashes 

olice gather outside the Topo Chico prison in the northern city of Monterrey in Mexico on June 2, 2016. At least three people died in a riot in a Mexican prison where 49 inmates were killed in a massive brawl four months ago, authorities said.
Prison officers used tear gas to break up the brawl at the infamous jail
THREE lags have been killed and 19 others injured in yet another massive riot at Mexico’s notorious Topo Chico jail.

Local authorities said the clashes between inmates were quickly contained by guards who fired tear gas into the mob.
Female inmates look out to the street from the Topo Chico prison in the northern city of Monterrey in Mexico on June 2, 2016. At least three people died in a riot in a Mexican prison where 49 inmates were killed in a massive brawl four months ago, authorities said.
The violence at Topo Chico was sparked by an attempt to kill a gang leader, who was confirmed among the dead
Nuevo Leon state general secretary Manuel Gonzalez said prison officer responded within two minutes but three people were already dead by the time they arrived to contain the violence.

It is not the first time the jail, in the north-eastern city of Monterrey, has seen rioting on this scale.
Relatives of inmates wait for news of their loved ones outside the main access to Topo Chico prison after a riot killed 3 inmates, according to local authorities, in Monterrey, Mexico, June 2, 2016.
Worried relatives gathered outside the jail after news of the casualties in the riot broke
The facility was the scene of one of the bloodiest prison clashes in modern Mexican history in February of this year, when 49 inmates were killed and many more wounded.
News of that bloody day – involving two rival factions of the brutal Zetas cartel  shook the country, and led to prison authorities promising to tighten security.
Relatives of inmates wait for news of their loved ones outside the main access to Topo Chico prison after a riot killed 3 inmates, according to local authorities, in Monterrey, Mexico, June 2, 2016.
The gorvernment has said it will support the families of those hurt or killed by paying medical and funeral costs
Interior secretary Miguel Angel Osorio Chong told Mexico’s Radio Formula that the incident showed Topo Chico was rife with corruption and claimed inmates could act with impunity.
Relatives of inmates gather outside the Topo Chico prison in the northern city of Monterrey in Mexico on June 2, 2016. At least three people died in a riot in a Mexican prison where 49 inmates were killed in a massive brawl four months ago, authorities said.
This week's riot is not the first time the notorious jail has seen violence on this scale
Four former prison workers were arrested in the immediate aftermath, and a treasure trove of contraband was seized from inmates – including more than 200 weapons as well as luxury items like saunas, food stands, fridges and even aquariums.
Police gather outside the Topo Chico prison in the northern city of Monterrey in Mexico on June 2, 2016. At least three people died in a riot in a Mexican prison where 49 inmates were killed in a massive brawl four months ago, authorities said.
Back in February, 49 people were killed in a massive riot, with many more seriously injured
But the latest spate of violence has led to fresh criticism of the authorities, who have promised to support the families of the victims by taking care of medical and funeral costs.
Police watch on as relatives of inmates gather outside the Topo Chico prison in the northern city of Monterrey in Mexico on June 2, 2016. At least three people died in a riot in a Mexican prison where 49 inmates were killed in a massive brawl four months ago, authorities said.
The last spate of violence at the prison led to a security crackdown in which over 200 weapons were seized
Governor Manuel Gonzalez Flores, and the secretary of public security, General Cuauhtemoc Antunez, visited the prison and confirmed nobody had escaped and no guns were used in the fight.


Speaking outside Topo Chico on Wednesday night, Gonzalez said: “We have a prison with a lot of deficiencies because it is a very old prison¿the fight between prisoners is part of a very big problem.”

The incident this week appeared to have been sparked by an attempt to assassinate a gang leader, who he confirmed was among those killed. The dead prisoners were named as Edelmiro Guadalupe Gaspar Gonzalez Rubio, Jesus Ledezma Ramirez, Javier Orlando Galindo Puente or Jesus Galindo Puente, who went by the alias ‘el Maruchan.’

Five of the most seriously injured men were also rushed to a nearby hospital after the incident. Mexico's National Human Rights Commission said in April of this year that most of country’s prisons were poorly equipped, overcrowded and dangerous.
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