Political prisoners riot in Oaxaca
Jan 28 2009 11:14
La Jornada wrote:
Prisoners in the state penitentiary of Santa María Ixcotel in Ciudad Oaxaca have rioted in protest at a series of alleged abuses committed by Sebastián Izunsa Gutiérrez, the prison director, whom they detained in the prison's main courtyard.The rioters also detained 30 prison workers for an hour, blockading the prison doors with sticks and stones so that noone left.
All over now unfortunately, here's a nice picture of prisoners' relatives making blockades outside the prison though:
