Honduras Puts 66 Gang Leaders Under Maximum-Security Lockdown

Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 28, 2026 · Originally reported October 28, 2026 by La Prensa

Honduras's prison authority has placed 66 gang and organized-crime leaders classified as terrorists under a new maximum-security regime with no family visits, no outside food, and 23.5 hours a day in their cells.

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