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 Tecoluca, El Salvador. The prison was built in late 2022 amidst a large-scale gang crackdown in El Salvador and was opened by the Salvadoran government in January 2023.
Rare look inside prison that holds El Salvador’s most dangerous …
Nov 14, 2024 · CNN’s David Culver and his team were the first major US news organization to capture the inside of Cecot — El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center.
Coming face to face with inmates in El Salvador's mega-jail - BBC
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...
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 remnants of...
Inside CECOT: El Salvador’s Controversial Prison
Oct 31, 2024 · The result of this government crackdown was the Centro de Cofinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT), a maximum-security prison located in the town of Tecoluca, approximately 40 miles from the nation’s capital. This article explores the historical context of gang violence in El Salvador, the establishment and operational framework of CECOT, its ...
El Salvador Mega-Prison CECOT: The Terrorism Confinement …
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.
Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo - Wikipedia, la …
El Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) es un centro penitenciario de máxima seguridad con capacidad para 40,000 presidiarios situada en el distrito de Tecoluca en el departamento de San Vicente, en la zona paracentral de El Salvador. [1]
Photos: A tour of Nayib Bukele’s mega-prison - EL PAÍS English …
Feb 7, 2024 · The Terrorism Confinement Center (Cecot), El Salvador's maximum security prison and one of President Nayib Bukele's flagship projects, has completed one year in operation. In the image, an...
El Salvador's secretive mega-jail - BBC News
El Salvador’s government says Cecot can hold up to 40,000 prisoners who will exclusively be high-ranking members of two rival gangs - Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and Barrio 18 - whose warfare led ...
El Salvador: Stuck in Cecot, one of the world's toughest jails ... - BBC
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 ...