Filming the visiting line

Visiting Day

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June 19th 2009
In a culture as family-oriented as Mexico’s, it should probably come as no surprise that the most important day of the week for Mexican prisoners is the Sunday visiting day. Between Tuesdays and Saturdays, visitors are allowed to come into the prison between 9am and 5pm but must stay confined to the first floor of each cell-house. But on Sundays, the prison administration takes these visits to a ... 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