El Salvador hands gang offenders sentences exceeding a millennium in prison
Salvadoran courts imposed prison terms that together total more than 1,000 years on several gang suspects as part of the government's aggressive anti-gang campaign.
Salvadoran courts imposed prison terms that together total more than 1,000 years on several gang suspects as part of the government's aggressive anti-gang campaign.
Why it matters
It shows how El Salvador’s government is using extreme punishments to combat gang violence, affecting security and human-rights debates.
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gang membersprison sentences1,000 yearsanti-gang crackdownNayib BukeleEl Salvadororganized crimehuman rightsauthoritarian