El Salvador's 'Hell on Earth' jail full of killers where Trump wants to send criminals This week saw the US and El Salvador strike a groundbreaking deal to send criminals of any nationality to El Salvador's infamous mega prisons.
Human rights lawyer Zaira Navas condemned what she calls a "deliberate policy" of neglecting inmate safety, stating: "People have died in El Salvador's prisons and jails because of torture, a lack of food, unhealthy conditions, an inhuman lack of attention and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment.
Reports have confirmed the country’s President, Nayib Bukele, has made an "unprecedented, extraordinary migratory agreement" with the US, allowing Trump to transfer wrongdoers to the feared penitentiaries, described by some as "hell on Earth".
El Salvador's iron-fisted President Bukele is pushing this pact with Trump as part of his fierce campaign against violent crime in the nation's capital.
Statistics show a striking drop in the murder rate – previously an alarming 107 homicides per 100,000 people, the rate reportedly sat at just 7.8 per 100,000 in 2023, reports the Daily Star.
