The actual prison riot that inspired the narrative took place in Ciudad Juárez prison on Jan. 1, 2023. At the time, gang members from a Mexican cartel stormed the prison with bombs, firearms and ...

While in Juárez, the pontiff stopped at Cereso state prison No. 3, the Colegio de Bachilleres Gymnasium and “El Punto,” where more than 250,000 people gathered to hear his message.

were extradited from Mexico to the United States to face charges related to the March 2010 murders of U.S. Consulate employees in Ciudad Juarez. Eduardo Ravelo, also known as Tablas, Tablero ...