A riot Tuesday at a women’s prison in Honduras killed at least 41 women, most of whom burned to death, in violence linked to gang activity, authorities said.
There were also reports of inmates being shot at the prison in Tamara, about 50 kilometres northwest of the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa, said Yuri Mora, the spokesperson for the Honduran national police investigation agency.
At least seven female inmates were being treated at a Tegucigalpa hospital for gunshot and knife wounds, employees there said.
Julissa Villanueva, the head of the country’s prison system, suggested the riot started because of recent attempts by authorities to crack down
