Last time behind bars

Luis' Big Day

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June 16th 2009
There is something truly special about watching a person get released from prison. It’s hard to describe the experience precisely but it’s sort of like watching someone graduate from college and come out of a time machine at the same time. Yesterday, one of the inmates who we had been following at CERESO II, Luis Bravo, was released after spending five years behind bars for auto theft. The an ... read more

North America » Mexico » Tamaulipas » Nuevo Laredo

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more