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Livestock skills are part of prison programme

17/06/2026

Prisoners in El Salvador are learning livestock management skills as part of a programme called ‘Zero Leisure’.  

Low-risk inmates at the Santa Ana prison, 70 kilometres north-west of San Salvador, are being encouraged to take part in various agricultural projects during their time in jail. The institution runs its own farm.  

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