On Friday, El Salvador’s government moved thousands of suspected gang members to its new mega-prison in a crime crackdown.
The Latin American country is home to some of the most overcrowded jails in the world, making physical distancing impossible.
El Salvador – much like most of South America – is renowned for letting its inmates do whatever they like, as long as it’s not escape.
You thought living in Johannesburg or Cape Town was dangerous business? Apparently not. The people of El Salvador, in Central America, have it much, much worse. With an average of 12 murders a day, peaking at 18 a day early this year, this is a much dodgier place to be texting in an alley.