Ciudad Barrios prison
Prison in San Miguel, El Salvador
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The Ciudad Barrios prison is a prison in Ciudad Barrios, San Miguel, El Salvador.[1] Between September 2004 and mid-2015, it exclusively housed members of the MS-13 gang.[2][3][4][5] During this time, El Salvador had a policy of segregating gang members in its prisons; this policy has been reversed.[2][3][4][5] The Ciudad Barrios prison has been militarized, with both soldiers and police officers serving as prison guards.[6][7] As of 2012, the prison housed nearly 2,500 prisoners, despite a capacity of 800.[8] Guards have relatively little control over the prison given a prisoner-to-guard ratio of 50 to one.[7][9] It is one of the most violent prisons in the country.[1]
