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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.
Prisoners and detainees held by El Salvador. For prisoners and detainees of Salvadoran nationality, see Category:Salvadoran prisoners and detainees . Subcategories
The Salvadoran gang crackdown, known in El Salvador as the State of Exception (Spanish: régimen de excepción) or the War Against the Gangs (guerra contra las pandillas), began on 27 March 2022 in response to a series of homicides committed by criminal gangs between 25 and 27 March 2022 which killed 87 people.
Accused of illegal association without any publicly known evidence, Luis was arrested that day and in less than 24 hours taken to El Salvador’s largest prison, La Esperanza, also known as Mariona.
With tattoo-covered faces, and wearing white shirts and shorts, gang members captured during El Salvador’s state of exception are gradually filling the country’s new mega prison. Unveiled ...
Suspected gang members in El Salvador have been moved to a new 'mega prison' amid criticism over human rights concerns. Around 2,000 people were transferred to a 40,000-capacity jail, however ...
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El Salvador: Gang member sentenced for committing 27 murders, planned and attempted homicides, and terrorism organization. [60] James Arthur Guye 1971 1,205 years United States: Sentenced for the rape and robbery of a Dallas woman and the murder of another inmate while in prison. Released after 14 years. [57] Richard Speck: 1972