El Salvador

Earlier this month, Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, unveiled his latest infrastructure project: a massive, “first-world” jail that could well become ...

Even if he manages to keep tens of thousands of “terrorists” behind bars, cut off from the world outside, gangs tend to thrive in jail. Maintaining an indefinite state of emergency and a high incarceration rate won’t come cheap, and the country’s economy is not healthy. Bukele himself is immensely popular, as is the state of emergency he has declared. But the real sea change is on the ground, where citizens report that extortion has all but disappeared. We have only official figures, which have not been updated for the past year. After the crackdown, the country might extend its lead in this grim statistic. The only images available come from the government itself. Spanning about 410 acres in an isolated region of El Salvador, the jail is the latest example of Bukele’s punitive state. A “riot intervention squad,” armed to the teeth, salutes him. The unveiling of the prison came in typical Bukelian fashion. The reality is that the scale of the project defies common sense — and easy comprehension. Earlier this month, Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, unveiled his latest infrastructure project: a massive, “first-world” jail that could well become the largest penitentiary in the world, with an alleged capacity to hold 40,000 inmates.

“Today at dawn, in a single operation, we transferred the first 2,000 gang members to the Center for the Confinement of Terrorism (CECOT). This will be their ...

Some of those detained have claimed to have experienced “cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment.” “Today at dawn, in a single operation, we transferred the first 2,000 gang members to the Center for the Confinement of Terrorism (CECOT). The mega-prison, which is situated in Tecoluca, 74 kilometres (46 miles) southeast of the capital San Salvador, consists of eight buildings.

On Friday, the government of El Salvador transferred thousands of individuals suspected of being involved in gangs to a newly opened "mega-prison".

El Salvador has taken a controversial step in its crackdown on crime by transferring thousands of suspected gang members to a newly built megaprison.

According to a United Nations report, prisons in El Salvador are overcrowded and plagued by violence, with allegations of torture and ill-treatment of detainees. In a video posted by Bukele, prisoners, many of whom bear gang tattoos, are seen stripped down to white shorts with their heads shaved, running through the new prison and into cells. On Friday, around 2,000 accused gang members were moved to the Cecot, which is considered the largest prison in the Americas.

First 2000 Inmates Moved To El Salvador's New 'Mega Prison' | US News LIVE | English News | News18El Salvador's government moved thousands of suspected gang ...

Officials in El Salvador have transferred 2000 gang members to a mega-prison for terrorism amid President Nayib Bukele's war on organized crime in the ...

It is under continuous surveillance from the country's military and national police. [declared a state of emergency](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2022/03/27/el-salvador-allows-constitution-rights-suspension-gang-violence-76-murders/8951648410899/) allowing for the temporary suspension of some constitutional rights in an effort to combat soaring gang violence. "Today at dawn, in a single operation, we transferred the first 2,000 gang members to the Center for the Confinement of Terrorism (CECOT)," Bukele said

Suspected gang members in El Salvador have been moved to a new 'mega prison' amid criticism over human rights concerns. Around 2000 people were transferred ...