Honduras prison riot leaves 41 women dead: A prison riot in a Honduran women's prison Tuesday has left at least 41 dead in what the government called a gang-led attack in retaliation to its efforts to crack down on corruption in penal facilities.
Authorities are working to identify the bodies at the Centro Femenino de Adaptacion Social, a 900-person women's penitentiary around 20 kilometers from capital city Tegucigalpa, Yuri Mora, spokesperson for the public prosecutor's office, told Reuters.
Castro's first move late Tuesday was to replace security minister Ramon Antonio Sabillon with national police head Gustavo Sanchez, shifting Sabillon to the foreign service. The riot was likely in reaction to a government crackdown in recent months on corruption within prisons, said Julissa Villanueva, head of the penal system.
Relatives of inmates were stationed outside the prison late Tuesday seeking to find out about their loved ones.
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