Event Recording / Latin America & Caribbean 06 October 2022 1 minute El Salvador’s #WarOnGangs: Risks and results (Online event, 6 October 2022) In late March, El Salvador’s criminal gangs spearheaded a killing spree that left 87 people dead over a weekend. In response, President Nayib Bukele imposed a state of exception and launched a #WarOnGangs that has jailed over 53,000 alleged gang members in six months, elevating the country’s prison population rate to the world’s highest. Tiziano Breda, Crisis Group’s Analyst for Central America; Susan Cruz, Consultant; and Roberto Valencia, Journalist, discuss the consequences of this popular and controversial strategy. Share Facebook Twitter Email Linkedin Whatsapp Save Print Loading Video Related Tags El Salvador More for you Op-Ed / Latin America & Caribbean Latin America Likes Bukele’s ‘War on Gangs.’ That’s a Problem Originally published in World Politics Review Report / Latin America & Caribbean A Remedy for El Salvador’s Prison Fever Also available in Also available in Español