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.

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...

6 days ago · SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — 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 tiny Central American nation, which has suspended some basic rights as it battles powerful street gangs.. The U.S. government cannot deport American citizens and Secretary of State ...

5 days ago · El Salvador has offered to house convicted American criminals and deportees in its mega-prison for a fee. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called it the ‘most unprecedented and extraordinary migratory agreement’. Known as CECOT, the prison in the Central American country has been called ‘inhumane’ by rights groups

Feb 15, 2024 · 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...

Oct 31, 2024 · This article explores the historical context of gang violence in El Salvador, the establishment and operational framework of CECOT, its social implications, human rights considerations, and potential solutions for the complex issues surrounding the facility as well as the broader socio-political environment in the country.

5 days ago · Even before the campaign against gangs, El Salvador’s prisons were notoriously violent and overcrowded but the crown jewel of Bukele’s fight is the Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT, he ...

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.

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. El Salvador Mega-Prison was built to house convicted gang members.

Feb 4, 2025 · Watch: Rare video shows El Salvador inmates in their cells in mega-jail The mega-jail, also known as Cecot (short for Terrorism Confinement Centre), has become emblematic of Bukele's iron-fist ...