Honduran Prison Riot Claims Lives of 41 Women in Gang Violence

At least 41 female inmates were killed in a riot at a women's prison in Honduras, with most burned to death. The country's president blamed the "mara" street gangs that often wield broad power inside penitentiaries. Gangs have broad control inside the country's prisons, where inmates often set their own rules and sell prohibited goods. The riot appears to be the worst tragedy at a female detention center in Central America since 2017.