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The Ciudad Barrios prison is a prison in Ciudad Barrios, San Miguel, El Salvador. [1] Between September 2004 and mid-2015, ...
Ciudad Barrios prison; T. Terrorism Confinement Center This page was last edited on 28 April 2020, at 21:29 (UTC). Text ... Category: Prisons in El Salvador.
In recent years, the homicide rate of El Salvador has plummeted drastically, both before and since the 2022 Salvadoran gang crackdown. [18] In 2024, El Salvador reported a homicide rate of 1.9 per 100,000 people, a figure lower than any other Latin American country. [19] This rate represents a 98% decrease in nine years. [20]
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The Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), a 57-acre (23-hectare) "mega-prison", is located 70 km (43.5 miles) east of the capital, San Salvador, in a rural region of the Tecoluca district.
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 ...
Before the Spanish conquest of El Salvador, the territory that now consists of the departments of San Miguel, La Unión and Morazán was the Lenca kingdom of Chaparrastique (Place of Beautiful Orchids). [1] San Miguel was first known as San Miguel de la Frontera. The city was founded by Luis de Moscoso on May 8, 1530, where it is now Santa Elena.
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 ...