The U.S. rate of incarceration, with nearly 1 out of every 100 adults in prison or jail, is 5 to 10 times higher than the rates in Western Europe and other democracies.
Fascinating overview of El Salvador's history leading to today's police state wiping out the gangs
El Salvador's gangs were focused on extortion more than anything else and the gangs quickly folded when the leaders were targeted.
The murder rate this year looks to be lowest of any country in the Western hemisphere not that the military has cracked down on the gangs.
20% of Salvadorans live in other countries (mainly the U.S.)
This report claims 800 tons of Communist weapons flooded into El Salvador but I'm pretty sure that this is based on a debunked CIA propaganda report while most of the FMLN weapons were from black market CIA terrorists - Contra weapons.
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