Minors accused of organized crime in El Salvador will go to common prisons, where controls are stricter

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By Merlin Delcid, CNN en Español Minors under 18 years of age who are convicted or facing criminal proceedings in El Salvador on charges of organized crime will be sent to regular prisons ―where controls are stricter―, although they will remain in areas separate from adults, according to the reform approved this Wednesday by the Legislative Assembly, at the request of the Executive. The deputies, with 57 votes out of 60 possible, reformed the Ju…

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El Salvador to house minors convicted of organized crime in adult jails

SAN SALVADOR - El Salvador's Congress voted on Wednesday to allow minors convicted of crimes linked to organized crime to be housed in the same prisons as adults, albeit in separate areas.

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Since March 2022, the country led by Nayib Bukele has experienced an exceptional regime with the justification of being at war against organized crime

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The Congress of El Salvador approved a reform of the Juvenile Criminal Law that allows the transfer of minors detained for gang-related offences to adult prison. President Nayib Bukele’s bill tightens the penalties for organized crime in the Central American country. The amendment states that minors who have committed crimes related to illegal groups will be transferred to the jurisdiction of the Directorate of Penal Centres, which is responsibl…

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The Congress of El Salvador, at the request of the president of the country, Nayib Bukele, amended on Wednesday a law to send minors detained and linked to gangs to adult prisons, where they will be separated in wards until they reach the age of 18.The reform to the Juvenile Criminal Law states that minors who have committed crimes related to organized crime or illegal groups will be transferred to the jurisdiction of the Directorate of Penal Ce…