The Terrorism Confinement Center (Spanish: Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo, abbreviated and commonly referred to as CECOT) is a maximum security prison located in Tecoluca, El Salvador. It was built in late 2022 amidst a large-scale gang crackdown in El Salvador and opened by the Salvadoran government in January 2023.

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 country's main gangs.

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 remnants of...

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 Center, or CECOT, he opened in 2023.

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 a las estructuras de la Mara Salvatrucha, Mara Barrio 18 y …

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 and can house 40,000 inmates. El Salvador Mega-Prison was built to house convicted gang members.

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 inmates face inhumane ...

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 considerations, and potential solutions for the complex issues surrounding the facility as well as the broader socio-political environment in the country.

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 crime in El Salvador.

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 ordered his ...