Honduras. There are an estimated 12,000 prisoners in Honduras, a small country in Central America with a general population of 7 million^[1]. There have been a number of massacres, including 69 people killed in a rural prison outside La Ceiba called La Granja (The Farm) in April 2003^[2]. On April 26, 2008 9 people were massacred in a prison located in the center of San Pedro Sula.^[3] On May 3, 2008 18 prisoners were massacred in a prison to the north of Tegucigalpa, the capital city of Honduras.^[4] Due to problems with street gangs, prisoners are divided into 3 groups: Maras (active gang members) pesetas (former gang members) and paisas (those who have never been in a gang prior to their incarceration).

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1. ^ Asesinato de reo refleja crisis carcelaria en Honduras
2. ^ Inicia juicio histórico
3. ^ Nine killed in Honduras jail riot
4. ^ Ex pandilleros presos matan a 18 reclusos en cárcel hondureña

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