El Salvador. Lawyers and public employees sell visits, letters and calls to Bukele prisons - Latin American Summary

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele jailed almost two percent of the nation's population in his gang crackdown, with many arrests performed without warrants or due process

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele jailed almost two percent of the nation's population in his gang crackdown, with many arrests performed without warrants or due process

By Efren Lemus, Gabriela Cáceres and Sergio Arauz, Elfaro/ Latin American Summary, April 1, 2025. During the nearly three years of the emergency regime, prison visits have been suspended. However, a corruption scheme involving lawyers and prison guards has emerged. El Faro documented seven cases of relatives of [...] La entrada El Salvador. Lawyers and public employees sell visits, letters and calls to Bukele prisons was first published in Latin…