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This week, Guatemala declared a state of emergency after gang members rioted inside the country’s prisons. The violence spread, escalating with coordinated attacks on law enforcement in the streets of the capital. For more on the situation, The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler spoke to Guatemalan journalist Claudia Méndez, editor of the radio show ConCriterio, who joined the show from Guatemala City.