Buenos Aires transfers 31 inmates after Microcentro riot, hostage crisis

Following a five-hour hostage-taking at Alcaidía 1 in Buenos Aires' Microcentro, the city government transferred 31 detainees and temporarily closed the facility. The incident highlights prison overcrowding and security lapses, though the underlying causes and any policy response remain unclear.

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