Tag Archives: The Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13)

These gang members are so feared they’re left to run their own prison (Photos)

The Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) is so feared the gang has been left to run its own prison, with guards only patrolling the outside. There are 2,500 members locked up in Penas Ciudad Barrios, El Salvador. In 2013, London photographer Adam Hinton was given unprecedented access to their home to document them. Their tattoos tell the stories of […]

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