Chile evaluates El Salvador's prison security models

Chilean authorities met with representatives from El Salvador to study the Salvadoran prison system's approach to security, penitentiary control, and organized crime. Public Security Minister Martín Arrau and the acting national director of Gendarmería, Angélica Briones, accompanied the delegation during visits to two correctional facilities.

The tour included the High Security Special Penitentiary Facility (REPAS) and the Santiago Sur Preventive Detention Center. The exchange focused on management models and lessons learned from El Salvador's methods to address national challenges regarding security and transnational criminal organizations. Salvadoran Minister of Security and Justice Héctor Villatoro emphasized that maintaining a robust penitentiary system is vital for keeping societies and streets safe.