El Salvador seeks to block prison cell phones to beat crime crisis

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http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/LAYksYnPkEvXOD96lh2bOQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PT EzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2016-04-01T040255Z_1007000001_LYNXNPEC3024Q_RTROPTP_2_CNEW S-US-EL-SALVADOR-VIOLENCE.JPG (http://news.yahoo.com/el-salvador-seeks-block-prison-cell-phones-beat-040255736.html)El Salvador is proposing to order telephone companies to block cell phone signals inside prisons where a state of emergency has been declared, in order to prevent gang leaders from ordering murders or extortions while incarcerated. The move is among a raft of measures the government proposed to Congress on Thursday as the small Central American state struggles to combat record-high murder rates that have made it one of the world's most violent countries. The government declared a state of emergency on Wednesday in the country's seven most dangerous prisons, where the proposed measures would be introduced first if legislators give their assent in a vote likely to be held on Friday.



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