Texas has ended its pause on inmate transportation after the escape of Gonzalo Lopez, a convicted killer and Mexican Mafia associate.
Gonzalo Lopez, a convicted murderer, escaped a prison transport bus on May 12. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said resume the transportation of prisoners following the escape of Lopez, who was shot and killed by authorities.Gonzalo Lopez is seen in a surveillance camera image just before he escaped during a Texas prison bus trip on May 12.
To prevent further escapes, several new measures will be implemented for prisoner transports, including having three officers on buses, more rigorous inmate search procedures, new surveillance equipment on vehicles and a new rule that high-risk inmates will be transported by themselves.
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