Paraguay's largest prison is overcrowded Paraguay's government declares a state of emergency as the country's largest prison is overcrowded. Tacumbu prison was built to hold 1,500 inmates but currently houses some 4,000, guarded by 45 poorly-trained guards per shift. Overcrowding, drug dealing, violence, and privileges for a handful of inmates held in so-called VIP cells are part of alarming conditions that undermine human dignity. IMAGES