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Mexico Bars Extradition of Criminals Facing Life Sentences

A ruling by the supreme court of Mexico has blocked the extradition of more than 70 murderers, drug smugglers and organized crime figures who face life sentences in U.S. prisons.

The high court's decision, handed down in October 2001 and published two months later, flows from an interpretation of Mexico's ...

 

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