Such images are not seen every day: 2,000 Salvadoran prisoners, tattooed according to belonging to a criminal organization, were transferred over the weekend to the new prison built in the country and supposed to be the largest in the two Americas.
The gang members before their transfer.
"Mixed in and removed from the population", photo: AFP
The new prison in Tekoloka contains eight buildings with 40 thousand places.
Each of them has 32 cells that can hold more than 100 prisoners.
The new prison in Tecoloca.
Two sinks and two toilets for a hundred people in a cabin, photo: AFP
The conditions in the new prison are extremely difficult, with two sinks and two toilets for everyone, and human rights organizations have warned that the prisoners receive degrading and inhumane treatment.
Prisoners before the transfer, photo: Reuters
However, the fight against crime announced by the President of El Salvador, Naive Bucala, is gaining popularity in the country.
The emergency laws he passed to fight crime a few months ago have been extended several times, despite the violation of rights such as allowing arrests to be made without warrants.
The prisoners are ordered to buses of the Salvadoran prison service, photo: AFP
Upon the completion of the transfer operation, Bukala tweeted: "This will be their home, where they will live for decades, mixed and unable to cause any harm to the population."
Security during the transfer.
The prison conditions are also very strict, photo: AFP
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