Remember one of the world's richest men, El Chapo Guzman? Years ago he walked right out of prison and flew away in a helicopter never to be caught again.

And the recent "jailbreak" in Piedras Negras was even bigger when 136 prisoners walked right out the front door. Really, that's what several of the recently captured escapees said, and the evidence backs their statements up. The tunnel that the prison authorities said that the prisoners used was not even touched and was simply an excuse to cover up the prison guards' and administration's complicity.

And I know we all want to blame the prison faculty for their corruption. Ultimately, though, the blame needs to be shifted to the Mexican government's incapability to protect its people. There have been several cases, recently in Juarez and Chihuahua, where newly appointed prison guards and officials have been executed shortly after taking their posts simply because they would not bend to the mafia's terms. Imagine that you or your family were threatened by the Zetas if you did not do exactly what you were ordered to do and there was no one that could protect you. That is what these officials and guards had to deal with. I'm not excusing corruption, but the fact is that it is not as simple as just saying no to the mafia and reporting it.
The USA Today article has an article on it, but they are a bit behind and still have the tunnel escape listed as they way the escapees left the prison.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/st...