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

Source : https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2023/02/02/el-salvador-opens-40000-person-prison-as-arrests-soar-in-gang-crackdown