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Prison reform in Mexico · World Prisons

Prison reform in Mexico

1 initiative · 0 reports

Reform initiatives

Adversarial criminal justice reform
pre trial detention · active · 2008–2016
Constitutional reform replaced Mexico's inquisitorial trial system with an adversarial one featuring oral hearings, the presumption of innocence, and stricter pre-trial-detention criteria. Implemented in stages, completed across all states by 2016.