Honduras Plans to Build Only Island Penal Colony in the Western Hemisphere
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras plans to build the only island penal colony in the Western Hemisphere and send its most feared gangsters there, turning a page in neighboring El Salvador's ruthless approach to murder, robbery, rape and extortion.Honduras' progressive president once promised to address gang violence through systemic reforms to governance and the criminal justice system. Now, President Xiomara Castro plans to build an isolated prison for 2,000 gang leaders on the Islas del Cisne archipelago, 155 miles off the coast, as part of a larger crackdown following the massacre of 46 gang-related women in a prison.Island prisons were once…
