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Yesterday — 16 October 2025Main stream

Guatemala Welcomes U.S. Help in Gang Crackdown After Prison Break

16 October 2025 at 08:52
President Bernardo Arévalo called an overhaul of his country’s prison system an “absolute priority” after 20 inmates accused of belonging to the Barrio 18 group were found to have escaped undetected.

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President Bernardo Arévalo outlined plans to strengthen Guatemala’s prison system that included American assistance plus the construction of a maximum-security facility.
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