Congress Backs Plan for Maximum-Security Prison

Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 22, 2026 · Originally reported October 19, 2026 by El Heraldo

Congress will take up a motion backing the government's push to build a high-security prison for gang and organized-crime members, with plans to settle the site, costs, and funding to start construction within eight to ten months.

“Read in English” opens El Heraldo via Google Translate; “Leer en Español” opens the original. Honduras Daily curates and summarizes; the reporting is theirs.

Also reported by: La Prensa, TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI), Once Noticias, Radio Cadena Voces (RCV)

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