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The Brutal Crime Crackdown Taking Hold Across Latin America

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Overcrowded Prisons and Concerns of Abuse in El Salvador

This chapter discusses the overcrowding of prisons in El Salvador and the construction of the Sequot mega prison, which currently holds 12,000 inmates out of its 40,000 capacity. It explores the abuse and deaths in old jails, government overreach, and arrests of innocent people, while also noting a decrease in the country's homicide rate.

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