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Inside El Salvador's notorious CECOT mega-prison, which could soon house deportees from the U.S.
Inside El Salvador's notorious CECOT mega-prison 03:46. San Salvador — It takes about 90 minutes to drive from El Salvador's capital, San Salvador, to the most notorious prison in ...
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What to know about CECOT, El Salvador's mega-prison for gang members
What is the CECOT? Bukele ordered the mega-prison built as he began his campaign against El Salvador's gangs in March 2022. It opened a year later in the town of Tecoluca, about 72 kilometers ...
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Maryland's Abrego Garcia is in CECOT prison. Here's a look inside. - USA TODAY
El Salvador’s infamous CECOT prison is a maximum-security facility built to hold the country’s worst criminals in eight buildings across a space equal to seven football stadiums. The Center ...
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Opinion | CECOT prison in El Salvador is a ‘human zoo’ of immigrants - Washington Post
In a photo released by the press office of El Salvador’s president, alleged gang members, deported by the U.S. government, kneel at the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) on April 12.