Worlds Toughest Prison (Mexico & Peru)
Posted on: May 1, 2009
Posted in: Documentary, Featured, Video
Following the lives of the inmates of two of the worlds toughest prisons. Julio and Tony are former LA gang members serving time for homicide in Mexico Citys high security prison – Santa Martha. Seen as outsiders with money they have both been attacked many times but they are more than willing to fight back Lurigancho Prison in Peru was built for 3600 inmates but now houses nearly 10,000, with only 100 unarmed guards. To control the prisoners the authorities have handed over the running of the prison to a council of inmate leaders.

October 3rd, 2009 at 7:26 pm
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March 29th, 2010 at 8:18 am
IM trying to locate inmate julio last name
August 1st, 2011 at 9:49 pm
What’s the name of the ball game they were playing in Santa Martha??
November 3rd, 2011 at 1:42 am
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