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Saturday, Jun 14, 2025
San Salvador Times
Peru Weighs Sending Foreign Prisoners to El Salvador
Proposal follows El Salvador’s high-capacity prison system expansion
Peru’s government is considering transferring some of its most dangerous foreign inmates to prisons in El Salvador as part of a regional security strategy.
The proposal reflects growing attention to El Salvador’s newly constructed mega-prison infrastructure, although rights groups have raised alarms about inmate treatment and overcrowding.
The proposal reflects growing attention to El Salvador’s newly constructed mega-prison infrastructure, although rights groups have raised alarms about inmate treatment and overcrowding.
