TUXPAN, Mexico (AP) — Authorities in the Mexican state of Veracruz on Sunday said they have restored order in a prison where seven inmates were killed and 11 were injured in a riot that broke out the ...

Inmates protested prison conditions tied to a criminal group they say operates inside the facility A prison riot in Veracruz, Mexico, left 7 inmates dead and 11 injured Prisoners protested ...

MONTERREY, Mexico - A fight among inmates led to a prison riot in northern Mexico that killed 44 people Sunday, a security official said. Nuevo Leon state public security spokesman Jorge Domene ...

Mexico's deadliest prison brawl in many years was a bloodbath in which inmates attacked each other with hammers, cudgels and makeshift blades, authorities said Friday, underlining yet again the power ...

That deadly Mexican prison riot on Sunday was no random act of violence but rather a calculated escape plan carried out with the help of guards, authorities said, taking a lot of the power out of one ...

TUXPAN, Mexico (AP) — Authorities in the Mexican state of Veracruz on Sunday said they have restored order in a prison where seven inmates were killed and 11 were injured in a riot that broke out the ...

Inmates protested prison conditions tied to a criminal group they say operates inside the facility Lesley Cosme Torres is a writer at PEOPLE covering crime. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2025.