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Pope Visits Notorious Bolivia Prison

Pope Francis is wrapping up his pilgrimage to Bolivia with a visit Friday to the violent and overcrowded Palmasola prison. Palmasola is the most notorious of Bolivia's 32 prisons, built to hold about 800 people but housing 5,000, more than four in five still awaiting trial. Two years ago, 36 people died in the Palmasola prison in a fierce battle between rival gangs using machetes and homemade flamethrowers. Bolivia has a notoriously corrupt judiciary, with some 1,000 judges...


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