President Pena Nieto Promises 'Fundamental Changes' to Mexico's Prison System Agencia EFE
go to original February 20, 2016

Mexican authorities uncovered several luxury items after regaining control on the Topo Chico jail after riots broke out earlier this month. (TheLipTV)

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto promised to provide federal support to state authorities in "pushing through fundamental changes" to the national corrections system, echoing earlier remarks by his interior secretary.

That pledge came just over a week after a Feb. 11 fight between rival gangs at a prison in the northern industrial city of Monterrey left 49 dead and 12 wounded.

Peña Nieto said Friday at an event in Nuevo Leon state, whose capital is Monterrey, that in pursuing the changes needed at the nation's overcrowded and often gang-controlled penitentiaries his administration would "continue to work in coordination with the state authorities."

His remarks backed up Thursday's statement by Government Secretary Miguel Angel Osorio, who said the pitched battle at the Topo Chico prison was "a warning call" that underscores the need to "review the rest (of the prisons)."

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