El Salvador Destroyed Its Gangs
How did El Salvador destroy its gangs? Chris Cappy, host of Task & Purpose, says the story of gang violence in El Salvador isn’t safely tucked far away in Central America like you might think.
Cappy says its effects have spread to the United States where the Salvadoran gang M13 has grown exponentially. Prisons have become overcrowded and filled with 70,000 gang members who have been arrested. How did the Cold War and influx of arms into the country change the dynamic? Cappy takes a deep dive into the issue from multiple points of view and perspectives, explaining the historical and modern day aspects, and how El Salvador destroyed its gangs.
