Mega-prison receives first 2,000 prisoners in El Salvador
Video Credit: euronews (in English) - Duration: 00:45s - Published
Mega-prison receives first 2,000 prisoners in El Salvador
The first 2,000 gang members are transferred to the mega-prison "Terrorism Confinement Center" in El Salvador designed to hold 40,000 criminals.
The mega prison was built on President Bukele's orders after he declared a "war" on gangs last March.
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