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An inmate stands inside the Alcatraz wing, housing the most dangerous prisoners of the Tacumbu high security prison in Asuncion, January 4. Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo ordered the closing of Tacumbu, the largest prison in the country, because it is populated beyond its capacity and living conditions are precarious. The transfer of the inmates should begin in 2011.

Overcrowding in Asuncion's Tacumbu prison

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