El Salvador's New Megaprison Uses Digifort, ZKTeco
El Salvadoran authorities are using Digifort and ZKTeco to run a high-profile new megaprison used to lock up thousands of alleged gang members.
The crackdown has come under fire for human rights abuses, with one analysis finding the prison gives inmates less space than livestock.
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