Safety vs. Freedom in El Salvador: The Dark Side of ‘State of Exception’ Mass Arrests

A policy of mass incarceration, driven by an increasingly hardline government, has transformed El Salvador, giving its citizens newfound security, but often at the cost of personal freedoms. For “In Real Life,” journalist Nelufar Hedayat sees how the controversial “state of exception” is having impacts both in El Salvador and in the U.S. ------------------------------------- Join our newsletter at https://bit.ly/2q1tepr Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scrippsnews/ Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/scrippsnews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scrippsnews/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scrippsnews