Benny Johnson, host of The Benny Show, has criticized Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's stance on incarceration and violence. Benny Johnson pointed to El Salvador's anti-gang measures and the subsequent decline in its murder rate as evidence that stringent prison policies can be effective.
"Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says you can't incarcerate your way out of violence," said Johnson.
At a recent press event, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said, "we cannot incarcerate our way out of violence," labeling tough-on-crime strategies as both racist and ineffective. Benny Johnson contrasted this viewpoint with the situation in El Salvador, where President Nayib Bukele implemented a comprehensive "state of exception" targeting gangs. This initiative led to mass arrests and the construction of a m

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