Cieneguillas prison riots

Cieneguillas prison riots
The prison on 1 January 2020
Date31 December 2019, 2 January 2020
Location
Cieneguillas Prison, Zacatecas, Mexico

22°45′46″N 102°40′16″W / 22.76278°N 102.67111°W / 22.76278; -102.67111
Caused byCartel war
Casualties
Death(s)17
Injuries10

Two prison riots occurred at the Cieneguillas Regional Center for Social Reintegration in Cieneguillas, Zacatecas, Mexico. The first was on 31 December 2019, and the second on 2 January 2020. Sixteen inmates were killed on 31 December, and another inmate was killed on 2 January.