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Russian-Style Mega-Prisons Fail to Match El Salvador's Security Gains, Regional Study Finds

A regional security analysis by InSight Crime concluded that while El Salvador sharply reduced gang violence through mass incarceration at facilities including the Terrorism Confinement Center, similar prison strategies in Honduras and Ecuador have not produced comparable results.
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