The images from inside El Salvador’s new mega prison – the Centre for Terrorist Confinement (CECOT) – are stark and shocking.
Hundreds of inmates, all with shaved heads and covered in tattoos cower in front of heavily armed guards. The government’s war on gangs has resulted in more than 1% of the population being incarcerated.
The state admits it’s locked up 75,000 people for gang-related offences in the past year. Human rights groups estimate more than 1,000 children have been locked up and have documented 153 deaths in custody.
Dan Rivers reports.
Read the full ITV News report here: https://www.itv.com/news/2023-06-26/el-salvadors-murder-rate-has-fallen-dramatically-but-at-what-cost
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