Thousands of gang members have been transferred to a new ‘mega jail’ in El Salvador as part of an ongoing crackdown on crime which has sent the prison population skyrocketing. The 40,000-capacity facility is now considered the largest in the Americas.
Police officers in riot gear guarding the arrival of inmates belonging to the MS-13 and 18 gangs
President Nayib Bukele wrote on Twitter: ‘This will be their new home, where they won’t be able to do any more harm to the population.’ In a video posted by Bukele, prisoners stripped down to white shorts, with their heads shaved, are seen running through the new prison into cells.The first 2,000 gang members were transferred from the Izalco prison The jail is designed to house 40,000 criminals Bukele asked his allies in Congress to pass a state of exception last year, which has since been extended several times.
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