Chiconautla State Prison Inmates Win Collective Protection Over Torture teleSUR
go to original August 1, 2017

Mexico's prisons are notorious for corruption and overcrowding (EFE)

Update: Mexico Government Prisons Study Glosses Over Riots, Abuse (InSight Crime)

Nearly 400 inmates of Mexico’s Chiconautla state prison will have their cases reopened after winning collective protection for torture and case fabrication.

The petition for collective protection was launched by Jose Humbertus Perez Espinoza, who founded the association Presumption of Innocence and Human Rights to ensure inmates receive due legal process.

The Tenth District Court of the State of Mexico ruled that “the justice of the union will protect” the 396 inmates who denounced anomalies in their cases including fabrication of evidence and producing confessions under torture.

The decision forces authorities to reopen the files of the inmates and replace pretrial detention with release under bond, meaning that the inmates will be freed if they can meet their bail conditions.

The Chiconautla state prison has been consistently denounced for its deplorable living conditions and corruption.

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