The megaprison opened in 2023 as El Salvador’s president rounded up criminal gang members as part of his campaign.
Prisoners spend 23.5 hours a day locked in their cells, with a brief, 30-minute window for exercise or religious activities ...
Human rights advocates warn that the deportees legal rights were violated as they were transferred to the CECOT, a ...
Salvadorean President Nayib Bukele posted a video showing the rough treatment received by alleged members of Venezuelan gang ...
Bukele ordered the mega-prison built as he began his campaign against El Salvador’s gangs in March 2022. It opened a year ...
A class action lawsuit was filed on Saturday against the Trump administration after President Donald Trump signed an ...
Trump applauded Bukele for his "understanding of this horrible situation" as 250 Tren de Aragua members and 23 MS-13 members ...
El Salvador's Cecot mega prison - the center for terrorism confinement is considered the largest prison in the Americas with a capacity of 40,000 inmates and has been th biggest symbol in the Latin ...