Life Sentences Now the Price of Gang Life in El Salvador

Key Points — El Salvador’s legislature approved a constitutional amendment allowing life imprisonment for convicted murderers, rapists, and terrorists — overturning a longstanding ban — with 59 of 60 votes in favor — The reform was introduced and voted within three hours, with no committee study or floor debate, and must be ratified in a […] The post Life Sentences Now the Price of Gang Life in El Salvador appeared first on The Rio Times .