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El Salvador opens 40,000-inmate prison in 'war against gangs' [View all]
Source: Sky News
El Salvador has opened one of the world's largest prisons, which will hold 40,000 inmates as arrests soar in a government crackdown on violent crime.
The "Terrorism Confinement Centre" in Tecoluca has been completed in seven months to relieve some of the country's overcrowded jails.
Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/el-salvador-opens-40-000-inmate-prison-in-war-against-gangs-12801280
According to Human Rights Watch (HRW), El Salvador is guilty of mass due process violations, severe prison overcrowding, and deaths in custody.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/01/27/el-salvador-leaked-database-points-large-scale-abuses
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