International News by Rex Wockner

Mexico City grants gay prisoners conjugal visits

At the recommendation of the National Human Rights Commission, prisons in Mexico City have granted gay inmates access to conjugal visits.

The commission welcomed the change in policy, calling it "an important step in terms of nondiscrimination regarding sexual preference."

A gay prisoner at the Santa Martha Acatitlá facility had filed a complaint with the commission after being denied a sexual visit with his partner.