“Today, roughly 15,261 women are incarcerated in Mexico — only about 6.1% of the total prison population. Yet María described a striking double standard: outside men’s prisons, long lines of visitors — mothers, sisters, grandmothers, brothers — wait with oversized stuffed animals and gifts. By contrast, the visiting areas of women’s prisons are nearly deserted. Many incarcerated women go years without a single visit.”
Monica Belot, Writer
Locked up without trial, in dangerous conditions and sometimes with their own children, life in prison for Mexican women is uniquely difficult.
This man sold 30 million copies of his Mexican adventures. We have absolutely no idea who he actually was.
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With more than 200 Guinness-certified records, Mexico as a penchant for impossible feats, from giant margaritas to time-traveling aliens.
