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Mexico: Locked Up Without Trial | Unreported World

Unreported World reports from Mexico where the war on drugs has left almost ninety thousand people behind bars without a trial. Subscribe to our channel for more Unreported World episodes    / unreportedworld  . Reporter Darshna Soni follows the families trying to free their loved ones stuck in legal limbo. The government says its policy of mandatory pre-trial detention is a vital tool as part of its war against the country’s notorious drug cartels. As a result of this measure, 40% of Mexico’s prisoners haven't been convicted. This has been widely condemned by the UN and the regions’ human rights court. Most prisoners struggle to afford a lawyer, with some spending over a decade locked up before getting their day in court. The impact of this is being felt in places like Tijuana, a border city with the highest murder rate in Mexico. Darshna Soni meets Itzel, a mother of three children, who claims her husband Juan Antonio was falsely accused of violently attacking his brother-in-law. We follow the efforts to challenge his detention, and go inside the maximum-security jail which has held him for more than 2 years. On night-time patrol Darshna Soni learns why the government is pushing to strengthen its powers to detain before a trial. Out with the Tijuana’s police, Soni encounters one violent crime scene after another, as rival cartel gangs battle it out for control. Producer/Director: Sara Creta Series Producer: Andy Lee Executive Producer: Ed Fraser Production Company: Channel 4 News