Wave of Suicides at Mexican Women's Prison Amid Reports of Poor Care and Food Poisoning

Facing Eight Suicides in Under 5 Months, Federal Women's Prison in Mexican State of Morelos Hopes to Improve Dire Conditions After Reported Food Poisoning Outbreaks and Poor Medical Care.

• Eight female inmates have committed suicide in a Mexican federal prison in Morelos in the past 4.5 months amid reports of poor medical care and food poisoning.
• To tackle the dire situation, authorities have changed prison management and introduced more sports, cultural, and handicraft activities for the approximately 1,000 prisoners.
• Previous investigations highlighted harsh conditions in the prison with inmates often served rotten food, a factor that led to food poisoning outbreaks in 2022 affecting 400 inmates.
• Inadequate medical care followed these food poisoning incidents; many ill inmates were not properly treated or given necessary medications due to lack of availability.
• A coalition of rights and advocacy groups has condemned the lack of medical care, labeling it a 'systematic violation' of imprisoned women's healthcare rights and a severe violation of human dignity.

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