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Guatemala Welcomes U.S. Help in Gang Crackdown After Prison Break

President Bernardo Arévalo called an overhaul of his country’s prison system an “absolute priority” after 20 inmates accused of belonging to the Barrio 18 group were found to have escaped undetected.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/world/americas/guatemala-prison-break-penal-reforms.html

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