Cuerpos de 12 internos asesinados en penal de Mazatlán no han sido identificados: crearán nuevo penal para reforzar sistema penitenciario

On Friday, October 9, a new prison brawl at the El Castillo penitentiary in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, resulted in the deaths of two inmates. According to the Sinaloa Ministry of Public Security via the Centro Penitenciario de El Castillo administration, the violent incident occurred inside one of the prison modules.

This latest violence brings the total death toll to 12 fatalities in less than 24 hours across two consecutive days of unrest. The prior day, Thursday, an earlier prison fight in the region resulted in 10 reported deaths, compounding a severe wave of violence within the state's correctional facilities.