Prisoners spend 23.5 hours a day locked in their cells, with a brief, daily 30-minute window for exercise or religious ...
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced during a visit to El Salvador that Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has ...
The Trump administration and the president of El Salvador said they struck a deal allowing the U.S. to ship detained migrants ...
El Salvador’s notorious Terrorism Confinement Center has been hailed as the nation’s solution to rampant gang violence, but ...
After meeting Secretary of State Marco Rubio, El Salvador's president has offered to house U.S. deportees and even American ...
The CECOT mega-prison in El Salvador, promoted by President Nayib Bukele, has drawn varying global reactions. It reportedly can house 40,000 inmates, including notorious gang members. While hardliners ...
Bukele ordered the mega-prison built as he began his campaign against El Salvador’s gangs in March 2022. It opened a year ...
Bukele ordered the mega-prison built as he began his campaign against El Salvador’s gangs in March ... Able to hold 40,000 inmates, the CECOT is made up of eight sprawling pavilions.