El Salvador's Bukele proposes life prison sentences in nation that has imprisoned 1% of population

Mar 18, 2026 - 15:00
El Salvador's Bukele proposes life prison sentences in nation that has imprisoned 1% of population
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele and his party are pushing forward a constitutional reform that would permit life prison sentences in a country that has imprisoned more than 1% of its population in its war on gangs.