Overview
- Custodial personnel at the Ensenada Cereso and Tijuana’s La Mesa prison halted work Sunday, citing unexplained payroll deductions and poor conditions.
- Administrators told workers the latest paycheck and year-end bonus were cut due to a federal Finance Ministry fine for late tax remittance, according to attendees.
- Officials floated a plan to lower base salary and compensate with catorcena vouchers to reduce income and wage taxes, a proposal guards criticized.
- Workers report very low take-home pay, including 6,600 pesos per catorcena in Ensenada and a 7,000-peso monthly base in Tijuana with 3,000–4,000 pesos in deductions.
- Protesters demand clarity on deductions, a single standardized salary, uniforms and equipment, and some representatives call for 25,000 pesos net as visitation continues more slowly and no formal government response has been issued.