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Michoacán reports passenger death on Volaris flight and highlights growing prison overcrowding
A 59‑year‑old man from Huaniqueo, Michoacán, died on board a Volaris flight at General Francisco J. Mújica International Airport while the aircraft was preparing to fly to Chicago Midway. Medical personnel attended the passenger but found no vital signs; preliminary findings indicated a cardiac arrest. The body was taken to the Servicio Médico Forense for an autopsy and the incident is under investigation by state authorities.
Separately, an unidentified man with multiple injuries was discovered dead inside a grocery‑store building near Acámbaro‑Tócuaro, Michoacán. Police secured the scene, and forensic teams transferred the body to the state capital for a mandatory autopsy while a criminal investigation continues.
The Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI) released its 2025 penitentiary census, showing that Michoacán ranked third nationwide in prison spending, allocating 1.7374 billion pesos. The state operates 13 prisons with a capacity of 11,209 spaces, housing 6,710 inmates at a 77.2 % occupancy rate. Homicide remains the leading cause of incarceration, and the report noted that 23 children under six are living with their mothers inside prisons, the third‑highest figure in the country.
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Acámbaro · Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía · Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI) · José Jonás C. O. · Michoacán · State of Michoacán · Volaris
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] 23 children under six lived with incarcerated mothers in Michoacán prisons.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Homicide was the leading cause of incarceration in Michoacán in 2025.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] 91.4 % of those admitted in 2025 had prior criminal records.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Michoacán was the third Mexican state by prison budget in 2025, spending 1.7374 billion pesos.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] 2.5 % of Michoacán inmates were indigenous and 15.2 % had disabilities.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] At the end of 2025, 6,710 people were incarcerated in Michoacán, a 77.2 % occupancy rate.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Michoacán operates 13 penitentiary centers with a total capacity of 11,209 spaces.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] In 2025, 2,105 individuals entered Michoacán prisons, 90.7 % of them men.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Police and forensic services are investigating the death found in the grocery store. www.am.com.mx
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Twenty‑three children under six were living with incarcerated mothers in Michoacán prisons in 2025.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] An unidentified man with injuries was found dead inside a grocery‑store building near Acámbaro‑Tócuaro, Michoacán. www.am.com.mx
- [● 2 SOURCES] The body was transferred to the Servicio Médico Forense for an autopsy. www.am.com.mx