Mexico's prisons overflow: over 275,000 inmates, 40,000 rise in a year

Mexico's prison population has surpassed 275,000, growing by 40,000 in the past year. One facility holds five times more inmates than its capacity allows. Prison overcrowding has reached a record level.

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