Guatemalan Court Halts Construction of Maximum-Security Prison

A Guatemalan appeals court provisionally suspended construction of the El Triunfo maximum-security prison on Saturday, one day after President Bernardo Arévalo laid the first stone at the site. The Sala Mixta de la Corte de Apelaciones del Departamento de Izabal, acting as a Tribunal de Amparo, granted the provisional measure in response to a petition […]
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The Guatemala Mega Prison Suspension is in effect after a court ruling raises concerns over safety and environmental impacts.

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