Tag: Prisoners

The government of El Salvador on Wednesday sent 2,000 additional suspects to a sizable new jail created particularly for gang members, and the justice minister swore that they will never return to the streets. The stern declaration was made at the same time as President Nayib Bukele's administration requested yet another extension of the anti-gang emergency measures, which would extend the crackdown into its thirteenth month. Anti-Gang Campaign Almost 65,000 people have been detained as a result of the anti-gang campaign during the past 354 days. Innocent people have allegedly been caught...