El Salvador opens 40,000-person prison as arrests soar in gang crackdown

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Authorities in El Salvador have opened one of Latin America's largest prisons, more than doubling the country's incarceration capacity, as a government crackdown on criminal gangs is causing the prison population to soar.

Published 2 months ago · San Salvador, El Salvador

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El Salvador opens 40,000-person prison as arrests soar in gang crackdown

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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El Salvador bets safety on incarceration; unveils new prison

When El Salvador began making mass arrests of people with suspected gang affiliations last year, President Nayib Bukele ordered the construction of what would be the largest prison in Latin America

2 months ago·United States

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El Salvador opens 40,000-person prison as arrests soar in gang crackdown

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - Authorities in El Salvador have opened one of Latin America's largest prisons, more than doubling the country's incarceration capacity, as a government crackdown on criminal gangs is causing the prison population to soar. Read full story

2 months ago·Malaysia

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The Washington Post

El Salvador bets safety on incarceration; unveils new prison

When El Salvador began making mass arrests of people with suspected gang affiliations last year, President Nayib Bukele ordered the construction of what would be the largest prison in Latin America

2 months ago·Washington, United States

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RTÉ

El Salvador unveils mega-prison for gang members

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has unveiled what he called the largest prison in the Americas, intended to hold 40,000 suspected gang members, many of them arrested under a state of emergency in his "war" on crime.

2 months ago·Ireland

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Sky News

El Salvador opens 40,000-inmate prison in 'war against gangs'

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele is given a guided tour of the maximum-security jail and is shown its seven security "rings" - from the heavily guarded reinforced solid steel inmate cells to the prison perimeter wall including patrol zones, electric fencing and 19 watchtowers.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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