Mexico: Prostitutes, peacocks, plasma TVs in Mexican jail

[joeysterr]

AFP November 08, 2011 10:08AM

MEXICAN police have discovered 19 prostitutes, two sacks of marijuana and 100 roosters for cock fighting in a surprise inspection of a jail in the resort city of Acapulco.

The discovery came as 500 federal officers prepared to transfer some 60 inmates to maximum security prisons overnight on Sunday, said Arturo Martinez, spokesman for federal anti-drug operations in the western state of Guerrero.

Police also found six female prisoners in the men's section of the jail, as well as sharp weapons, two peacocks, and luxury items such as plasma TVs, he said.

"We're investigating the probable culprits," said Martinez, spokesman for the federal operation which is working to stem a wave of violence blamed on organized crime in the region.

Guerrero state, where Acapulco is located, has the third highest rate of murders in Mexico after the northern border states of Chihuahua and Nuevo Leon.
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In the first nine months of 2011 some 1348 people were murdered in Guerrero, according to an October tally from daily Reforma.

Mexico's overcrowded jails are rife with corruption and see frequent violence including riots, killings and breakouts.

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[whynotme]

hell canadian prisons are just as bad........just more low key

we have conjucal visits
do gooders bringing in dope and weapons thinking they are saving some one

they get better meals and medical than the non criminals as well as sat tv and up until someone blew the whistle they could get porn channels as well

glad i 'retired' before it went all to hell

[MrHappy]

No different than here.

With a little money, you can have your own private cell with anything you want in it.