(Ratcliff, 2015)It is one of the poorest country in the western hemisphere with 59 percent of the nation living below the poverty line. (Ratcliff, 2015)Violence is commonplace and the homicide numbers in Honduras have steadily risen in the recent years. A substantial portion of the homicides are done by organized gangs with only 12,000 officers and 36,000 gang members.(Ratcliff, 2015) Hundreds of gang members have been murdered behind prison gates where it is heavily over populated. The Honduran prison system houses approximately 12,000 when the facilities are only designed for only 8,000. Incarcerated gang leaders also continue to run their gangs from inside the prison. (Ratcliff,
(Ratcliff, 2015)It is one of the poorest country in the western hemisphere with 59 percent of the nation living below the poverty line. (Ratcliff, 2015)Violence is commonplace and the homicide numbers in Honduras have steadily risen in the recent years. A substantial portion of the homicides are done by organized gangs with only 12,000 officers and 36,000 gang members.(Ratcliff, 2015) Hundreds of gang members have been murdered behind prison gates where it is heavily over populated. The Honduran prison system houses approximately 12,000 when the facilities are only designed for only 8,000. Incarcerated gang leaders also continue to run their gangs from inside the prison. (Ratcliff,