The Terrorism Confinement Center (Spanish: Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo, stylized as CECOT) is a maximum security prison in Tecoluca, El Salvador. The prison was built in late …

Apr 11, 2025 · The Trump administration has sent hundreds of U.S. immigrants to CECOT, El Salvador's largest prison. Here's what life is like inside the institution.

Mar 17, 2025 · El Salvador now houses a prison population of around 110,000 – more than three times the number of inmates before the state of exception began. To increase the country’s …

Aug 15, 2025 · Over 80,000 Salvadorans have been detained -- some of whom opposition figures maintain are innocent -- since gang-busting President Nayib Bukele declared a state of …

May 30, 2025 · El Salvador’s prisons have transformed under President Bukele, achieving six years without violence, focusing on rehabilitation and productive inmate engagement.

Feb 4, 2025 · The Trump administration and the president of El Salvador said Monday that they'd struck a deal allowing the U.S. to ship both detained migrants and imprisoned citizens to the …

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 …

Jul 23, 2025 · Venezuelan migrants imprisoned for months in El Salvador under a U.S. immigration crackdown have reunited with their families.

Apr 24, 2025 · Until this week, Kilmar Abrego Garcia — the Maryland resident wrongfully detained and deported to El Salvador in March — was being held in El Salvador's infamous new mega …

Juveniles in custody are the responsibility of ISNA (El Instituto para el Desarrollo Integral de la Ninez y la Adolescencia) The table below gives an indication of the recent trend in the pre …