Seven inmates died amid unrest at a prison in the eastern Mexico state of Veracruz, authorities said Sunday, with 11 other prisoners suffering injuries. The fighting first broke out Saturday ...

MEXICO CITY — A violent prison break in which 30 inmates escaped and 17 people — mostly guards — were killed has revealed a shocking level of self-rule by prisoners inside the prison in the ...

Seven inmates died amid unrest at a prison in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz, authorities said Sunday, with 11 other prisoners suffering injuries.

Conflicts between cartels and other organized crime groups in Mexico are often replicated in prison populations, which struggle with overcrowding.