{"id":1958518,"date":"2023-06-27T17:44:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T21:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/honduras-armed-forces-take-control-of-prisons\/"},"modified":"2023-06-27T17:46:01","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T21:46:01","slug":"honduras-armed-forces-take-control-of-prisons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/honduras-armed-forces-take-control-of-prisons\/","title":{"rendered":"Honduras military seizes prisons."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">8<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhonduras-armed-forces-take-control-of-prisons%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1958518&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Members of the Military Police of Public Order (PMOP) take control of the Women\u2019s Social Adaptation Center (CEFAS) prison in Tamara, 25 km north of Tegucigalpa, on June 26, 2023. (Photo by STRINGER\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/roy-francis\">Roy Francis<\/a><br \/>2:10 PM \u2013 Tuesday, June 27, 2023<\/p>\n<h2>Honduran Military Assumes Control of Prisons to Tackle Gang Violence<\/h2>\n<p>As part of Honduran President Xiomara Castro\u2019s vow to tackle gang violence, the nation\u2019s military has assumed control of the prisons.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The military took over the prisons after the gang-related massacre of 46 female prisoners, marking the worst incident at a women\u2019s prison in recent memory. On Monday, the military searched all cell blocks while prisoners were gathered in the prison yards.<\/p>\n<p>Military personnel reported that they found hundreds of rounds of ammunition, pistols, assault rifles and grenades, as well as hand crafted weapons.<\/p>\n<p>Footage showed hundreds of inmates sitting on the floors, shirtless with their hands over their heads, guarded by heavily armed soldiers as their cells were being searched.<\/p>\n<p>The massacre which sparked the raids by military, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/honduras-armed-forces-take-control-of-prisons\/\" title=\"Honduras military seizes prisons.\">prison regime change happened<\/a> in Tamara. Female inmates belonging to the Barrio 18 gang had smuggled guns, machetes and flammable liquids into the prison.<\/p>\n<p>The inmates subdued the guards, and attacked inmates belonging to a rival gang in their cells. They shot, and hacked inmates to death, as well as locking them in their cells and setting them on fire.<\/p>\n<p>The regional director for UNICEF, the United Nations children\u2019s funds, Garry Conille, also revealed that some of the inmates at the prison where the attack happened had their children living with them inside the prison.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cSome of the women were living with their children in detention,\u201d Conille said. \u201cThese children are now left behind and highly vulnerable. I am deeply concerned about their well-being and safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The massacre prompted President Xiomara Castro to fire Security Minister Ram\u00f3n Sabill\u00f3n, and replace him with Gustavo S\u00e1nchez, the head of the National Police.<\/p>\n<p>President Castro said that the riot was \u201cplanned by maras (street gangs) with the knowledge and acquiescence of security authorities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gangs in Honduras hold considerable influence of the country\u2019s prisons which allows inmates to set their own rules on the inside, and be able to smuggle in and deal with prohibited contraband.<\/p>\n<p>The president also ordered that all of the country\u2019s 21 prisons will be under military control for at least one year. The military at the prisons will also be tasked with training 2,000 new guards.<\/p>\n<p>In her crackdown on street gangs, Castro has also announced that there will be \u201craids, captures and checkpoints \u2013 24 hours a day,\u201d along with a new curfew that will run in Choloma and San Pedro Sula from 9pm until 4am.<\/p>\n<p>Honduras\u2019 26 overcrowded prisons currently house over 20,000 inmates with the United Nations reporting that the country\u2019s prisons are 34.2% over capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>National Political Correspondent Neil W. 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This action was taken by President Xiomara Castro to combat gang-related issues. 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