Lawmaker Proposes El Salvador-Style Supermax Prison for Honduras

Published on Honduras Daily · May 31, 2026 · Originally reported May 27, 2026 by HCH

Liberal congresswoman Iroshka Elvir introduced a bill modeled on El Salvador's Bukele security strategy that would build a supermax prison for gang and criminal organization members, citing a worsening violence crisis.

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