Overview
- State security chief Antonio Martínez Romo said a dispute between two inmates escalated into a larger fight that activated emergency protocols at the men’s CERESO in Aguascalientes.
- Excélsior and El Imparcial report a fire inside the facility with smoke visible from outside, and authorities confirmed three injured inmates taken to hospital: Juan Bulmaro Gutiérrez García, Juan César González Ramírez and José Abraham Torres Quintero.
- The Code Red response prompted evacuation of nearby state judicial staff while police, military units, firefighters, K9 teams and ambulances deployed to the complex.
- Authorities state the situation is under control and an investigation is underway, with potential disciplinary measures to be determined by the prison director.
- Accounts remain conflicting after earlier reports described only minor blows and no injuries, as families gathered outside the prison demanding information and raising concerns about conditions inside.