Honduras to Start Building Maximum-Security Prison in January

Published on Honduras Daily · Nov 6, 2026 · Originally reported November 6, 2026 by La Prensa

Honduras plans to break ground in January 2027 on a maximum-security prison with initial room for more than 5,000 inmates, part of a security plan that includes criminal-code reforms and a new elite prison force to isolate gang leaders classified as terrorists.

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