Mexico City prison visitor dies during visit at Reclusorio Oriente

A woman died after experiencing medical distress while visiting an inmate at the Reclusorio Preventivo Varonil Oriente in Mexico City. According to the Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC), prison staff were alerted when the visitor reported difficulty breathing.

Medical personnel at the facility immediately provided care and performed an electrocardiogram, but doctors confirmed she had no vital signs. The woman was accompanied by her mother and daughter at the time of the incident. Her family informed authorities that she suffered from hypertension and had undergone aesthetic liposuction surgery one day prior to the visit.

Authorities have activated the corresponding protocols and notified the Mexico City Attorney General's Office (FGJ CDMX). Forensic and ministerial services will conduct investigations to determine the exact cause of death. The Subsecretariat of the Penitentiary System stated it will provide support to the deceased's family and the inmate she was visiting.