The crown jewel of El Salvador’s aggressive anti-crime strategy is a mega-prison where visitation, recreation and education ...

The megaprison opened in 2023 as El Salvador’s president rounded up criminal gang members as part of his campaign.

Human rights advocates warn that the deportees legal rights were violated as they were transferred to the CECOT, a ...

Prisoners spend 23.5 hours a day locked in their cells, with a brief, 30-minute window for exercise or religious activities ...