Overview

• State and military units regained control of the facility on Sunday morning after 12 hours of unrest that left seven inmates dead and 11 wounded.
• Inmates initiated the riot to protest extortion and abuse by members of the cartel-linked group Grupo Sombra inside the overcrowded prison.
• Three prisoners were transferred to other Veracruz prisons as part of immediate security measures after the disturbance.
• Veracruz’s security ministry has opened probes into the conditions and criminal networks that enabled the uprising.
• The incident underscores persistent issues of overcrowding, corruption and gang dominance across Mexico’s penitentiaries.