El Salvador opens Latin America's largest prison with a capacity of 40,000.

El Salvador official Opens the largestslot 168 prison in Latin America More than doubling the prisoner detention limit due to the government's crackdown on organized crime As a result, the prison population increased.

Reuters Reporting from San Salvador. El Salvador on February 2 that the terror detention center that accepts about 40,000 inmates opened on Tuesday. to help alleviate the excessive number of prisoners in El Salvador's prison system

Since President Nayib Bukele, leader of El Salvador Asked Congress to approve state exemptions. In March 2022, El Salvador's police and military Arrest suspected gang members and more than 62,000 accomplices. Some constitutional rights are also suspended. Including allowing government officials to detain without a warrant. and gives the government access to public communications as well

The increasing number of inmates as a result of measures against organized crime Affecting the problem of overflowing prisoners in the country's prisons. Even El Salvador's largest prison, La Esperanza, which has a capacity of 10,000, currently holds around 33,000 prisoners.