We talked about that on Wednesday's podcast how El Salvador went from having the highest murder rate on planet Earth of 100 murders per 100,000 people to the murder rate plummeting 98%. Last year the murder rate was 1.9 murders per 100,000 people making it one of the safest countries on earth and indeed significantly safer than the United States. That result is extraordinary. And what I did this week is I actually toured the Secot prison, the prison where El Salvador is putting Ms. 13 and Barrio 18 gang members. (00:56–01:09)
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