Congress Initiative

Marco Paz, president of Congress's Security Commission, announced a proposed initiative to allow inmates classified as low or medium risk, as well as elderly prisoners and those with chronic illnesses, to serve the remainder of their sentences at home under electronic monitoring.

A National Congress legislative initiative seeks to introduce Bible reading and moral-values instruction in Honduran public schools through pamphlets emphasizing respect, service, and family principles, with parental consent required.

Liberal congresswoman Iroshka Elvir introduced a bill modeled on El Salvador's Bukele security strategy that would build a supermax prison for gang and criminal organization members, citing a worsening violence crisis.