May 18, 2013

Inmates, corruption rule Honduras’ deadly prisons

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — Inside one of Honduras’ most dangerous and overcrowded prisons, inmates operate a free-market bazaar, selling everything from iPhones to prostitutes. Top Headlines

Inmates, corruption rule Honduras’ deadly prisons

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — Inside one of Honduras’ most dangerous and overcrowded prisons, inmates operate a free-market bazaar, selling everything from iPhones to prostitutes. Top Headlines

Honduras Prison Fire: Most In Comayagua Jail Had Not Been Convicted

The fire killed at least 356 people and now human rights groups are calling for Honduras to reform its prison system. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us News

Report: Most Honduras fire inmates awaited trial

COMAYAGUA, Honduras (AP) — The prisoners whose scorched bodies were carried out piece by piece Thursday morning from a charred Honduran prison had been locked inside an overcrowded penitentiary where most inmates had never been charged, let alone convicted, according to an internal Honduran government report obtained by The Associated Press. Top Headlines

Honduras prison blaze kills at least 358

COMAYAGUA, Honduras (AP) — A fire started by an inmate tore through an overcrowded prison in Honduras, burning and suffocating screaming men in their locked cells as rescuers desperately searched for keys. Officials confirmed 358 dead Wednesday, making it the world’s deadliest prison fire in a century. Top Headlines

Official: 358 killed in Honduras prison fire

COMAYAGUA, Honduras (AP) — Honduran officials confirmed Wednesday that 358 people died when a fire tore through an overcrowded prison, making it the world’s deadliest prison fire in a century. Top Headlines

As many as 300 killed in Honduras prison fire

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A fire started by an inmate tore through an overcrowded prison in Honduras, burning and suffocating screaming men in their locked cells as rescuers desperately searched for keys. As many as 300 people were killed in the world’s deadliest prison fire in eight decades. Top Headlines

As many as 356 killed in Honduras prison fire

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A fire started by an inmate tore through an aging and severely overcrowded Honduran prison, burning and suffocating inmates in their locked cells and killing as many as 356 people in one of the world’s deadliest prison fires in a century, authorities said Wednesday. Top Headlines

More than 300 killed in Honduras prison fire

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Trapped inmates screamed from their cells as a fire swept through a Honduran prison, killing at least 300 inmates in the world’s deadliest prison fire in at least a century, authorities said Wednesday. Top Headlines

More than 300 killed in Honduras prison fire

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Trapped inmates screamed from their cells as a fire swept through a Honduran prison, killing at least 300 inmates in one of the world’s deadliest fires in decades, authorities said Wednesday. Top Headlines