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Honduras plans to build a 20,000-capacity 'megaprison' for gang members as part of a crackdown

Jun. 15, 2024 16:41 PM EDT

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The president of Honduras has announced the creation of a new 20,000-capacity “megaprison," part of the government's larger crackdown on gang violence and efforts to overhaul its long-troubled prison system. President Xiomara Castro unveiled a series...

Central American and Mexican families mourn the workers lost in the Baltimore bridge collapse

Mar. 28, 2024 02:09 AM EDT

AZACUALPA, Honduras (AP) — The construction workers who went missing in the Baltimore bridge collapse came to the Maryland area from Mexico or Central America, including an enterprising Honduran father and husband who started a delivery business before the pandemic forced him to find other work,...