Terrorism Confinement Center - Wikipedia
The Terrorism Confinement Center (Spanish: Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo, abbreviated and commonly referred to as CECOT) is a maximum security prison located in …
Coming face to face with inmates in El Salvador's mega-jail - BBC
Feb 15, 2024 · We are in Cecot (Centre for the Confinement of Terrorism), a maximum security jail built a year ago by the Salvadoran government to imprison "high-ranking" members of the …
Exclusive: Locking eyes with mass murderers in El Salvador - CNN
Nov 6, 2024 · After leaving the sterile and muted interior of Cecot, we join a force of approximately 2,500 police and soldiers patrolling a neighborhood in San Salvador flagged for potential …
What to know about El Salvador’s mega-prison after Trump deal …
Feb 4, 2025 · Even before the campaign against gangs, El Salvador’s prisons were notoriously violent and overcrowded but the crown jewel of Bukele’s fight is the Terrorism Confinement …
Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo - Wikipedia, la …
El Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) fue inaugurado el 31 de enero de 2023 y las autoridades salvadoreñas han destinado su recinto para la detención de terroristas vinculados …
El Salvador Mega-Prison CECOT: The Terrorism Confinement Center
Sep 22, 2023 · El Salvador Mega-Prison CECOT, or terrorism confinement center, is a maximum security prison located in Tecoluca San Vicente. The CECOT jail opened in February 2023 …
Inside El Salvador's mega-prison where president has offered to …
Feb 4, 2025 · The Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) has been hailed as the Central American nation’s solution to rampant gang violence, but human rights groups say the 15,000 …
Inside CECOT: El Salvador’s Controversial Prison
Oct 31, 2024 · This article explores the historical context of gang violence in El Salvador, the establishment and operational framework of CECOT, its social implications, human rights …
Inside El Salvador's maximum security prison – DW – 01/31/2025
Jan 31, 2025 · CECOT is home to around 15,000 inmates, and it can hold up to 40,000. The high-security prison is a key part of President Nayib Bukele's program to combat serious gang …
El Salvador: Stuck in Cecot, one of the world's toughest jails …
Aug 26, 2024 · For more than two years, the 26-year-old tractor driver has been in prison in El Salvador, accused of “gang association”, even though the country’s legal system has twice …