Gangs rule in El Salvador jails
“There are four ways our officers can get themselves killed,” says Major Gabriel Rodas, director of Ciudad Barrios prison in rural El Salvador. “First, if they receive money from the prisoners as part of a deal and then they don’t fulfil their side. Secondly, if they hit a prisoner. Thirdly, if they mistreat prisoners’ visitors. [...]
El Salvador president-elect's son's killer jailed
The killer of the son of El Salvador’s president-elect has been sentenced by a Paris court to 16 years in prison. Mohamed Amor admitted stabbing Alejandro Funes in the temple with an awl during a fight in 2007 on a pedestrian bridge near Paris’ Louvre Museum. The 32-year-old had asked for forgiveness from Funes’ family. [...]
El Salvador grapples with rising bloodshed
Comments OffDrugs, corruption and a history of violence and abuse contribute to a per capita homicide rate that is 10 times that of the U.S. In the first three months of 2009, 12 people were killed each day.Why must el salvadorans continue to kill themselves for worthless things. Why are they not allowed to nuture life? [...]
El Salvador Links Police, Drug Trade
Comments OffSan Salvador – Salvadorian interim Attorney General Astor Escalante confirmed that the drug trade has penetrated top national police authorities, evidenced Saturday after a drug dealer was sent to prison. There has been information for long time about those relations, but the recent capture of Reynerio Flores by INTERPOL in Honduras and his imprisonment in [...]
La Vida Loca Documentary
Comments OffRecently released is a new video documentary about gang life in el Salvador. This emotionally and charged gang related video depicts life of young el Salvadorans trying to make it in a world where there is little or no opportunity. original article HERE ‘La Vida Loca’ captures daily reality of El Salvador’s gangs, or maras [...]
