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They left gangs and found God. But they weren't spared in El Salvador's crackdown
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEl Salvador's evangelical churches rehabilitated ex-gang members. The country's crackdown on...
El Salvador is gradually filling its new mega prison with alleged gang members
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWith tattoo-covered faces, and wearing white shirts and shorts, gang members captured during El...
El Salvador vows gang crackdown will go on as citizens cheer safer streets
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEl Salvador's state of emergency to combat gangs, which has widespread public support despite a...
El Salvador opens 40,000-person prison as arrests soar in gang crackdown
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAuthorities in El Salvador have opened one of Latin America's largest prisons, more than doubling...
Thousands of tattooed inmates transferred to El Salvador ‘mega-prison’ in gang crackdown
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOfficials in El Salvador have released footage showing tattooed and shaven inmates being transferred...
War on gangs forges new El Salvador. But the price is steep.
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoStepping foot in La Campanera, once one of El Salvador's bloodiest neighborhoods, would have been...
El Salvador Builds Giant Prison Complex for 40,000 Gang Members
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 2 years ago(Bloomberg) -- El Salvador is building a giant prison with space for 40,000 gang members, President...
El Salvador’s ‘cool’ dictator has cracked down on gangs, but is he really a hero? | Opinion
Miami Herald via AOL· 1 year agoI recently was asked an odd question while giving a speech in Santiago, Chile, about the future of...
Honduras copies El Salvador's playbook in anti-gang crackdown
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA crackdown in Honduras on gangs in the nation’s prisons is eerily similar to one carried out last...
Honduras adopts El Salvador-style tactics in anti-gang crackdown on prison inmates
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAuthorities in Honduras forced inmates to sit half-naked in tight rows while they searched for...