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Mexico Transfers 60 High-Risk Prisoners to Federal Reintegration Centers

The Security Cabinet led a pre-dawn airlift of inmates from state-run facilities into nine federal centers under strict protocols to bolster penitentiary control.

Overview

  • Fifteen inmates were extracted from Cefereso No. 1 Altiplano while 45 were taken from state prisons in Mexico City, Estado de México and Querétaro.
  • All 60 inmates were flown from Toluca airport to nine Centros Federales de Reinserción Social distributed across the country.
  • The Security Cabinet coordinated the transfers with the SSPC, National Defense, National Guard and the security secretariats of Mexico City, Estado de México and Querétaro.
  • National Guard and Penitentiary Reaction Unit personnel followed strict security measures and protocols to safeguard the integrity and rights of inmates and staff.
  • Officials said the transfers were designed to reinforce control in overcrowded facilities by segregating high-risk inmates linked to public-security threats.