Honduras Adopts El Salvador-Style Prison Measures Against Gangs
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Honduras Adopts El Salvador-Style Prison Measures Against Gangs
Honduras has approved stricter prison rules targeting suspected gang members and drug traffickers, adopting measures similar to those used in El Salvador’s anti-gang crackdown. The post Honduras Adopts El Salvador-Style Prison Measures Against Gangs appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News
Honduras approves tough Bukele-style prison reforms to isolate gangs.
In Honduras there are gangs such as Barrio 18 and its archenemies from Mara Salvatrucha, which are related to drug trafficking and the high homicide rate in the country (24 per 100,000 inhabitants), four times more than the global average. The prison restrictions approved by Congress, at the request of the right-wing government of President Nasry Asfura, are added to last Friday’s declaration as terrorist organizations of various criminal groups…
Honduras tries to fight organized crime with a prison system similar to that of El Salvador and declaring terrorists to gang members and drug traffickers.Consulted experts warn that these measures will be effective if the country first overcomes corruption and purges the security forces.Tomas Guevara / Public Records / Washington Gangs like the MS-13, the [...] The post Government of Nasry Asfura copies the Bukele model to combat crime appeared …
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