The gigantic prison, equipped with high-tech surveillance, was inaugurated in early February by Nayib Bukele himself. (REUTERS) (PRESIDENT’S PRESS WAITING /)
Built in a rural valley on the outskirts of the town of Tecoluca, some 74 km southeast of San Salvador, CECOT stands out for its rigorous entry controls. (Reuters)
Built in a rural valley on the outskirts of the town of Tecoluca, some 74 km southeast of San Salvador, CECOT stands out for its rigorous entry controls. (REUTERS) (PRESIDENT’S PRESS WAITING /)
Hundreds of police officers, security officers from the Penitentiary Centers Department and soldiers took part in the transfer operation. (Reuters)
Hundreds of police officers, security officers from the Penitentiary Centers Department and soldiers took part in the transfer operation. (REUTERS) (PRESIDENT’S PRESS WAITING/)
Once in the gigantic prison, gang members belonging mainly to Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and Barrio 18 entered several cells in groups. (Reuters)
Once in the gigantic prison, gang members belonging mainly to Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and Barrio 18 entered several cells in groups. (REUTERS) (PRESIDENT’S PRESS WAITING /)
The prison was built to house some of just over 64,000 gang members detained so far under an emergency regime decreed by Congress at Bukele's request, in response to an escalation violence that claimed the lives of 87 people between March 25 and 27. , 2022. (Reuters)
The prison was built to house some of just over 64,000 gang members detained so far under an emergency regime decreed by Congress at Bukele’s request, in response to an escalation violence that claimed the lives of 87 people between March 25 and 27. , 2022. (REUTERS) (ATTENTION PRES PRESS/)
The emergency regime, which has been extended until March 17, is being challenged by various humanitarian organizations for violating people's rights. (Reuters)
The emergency regime, which has been extended until March 17, is being challenged by various humanitarian organizations for violating people’s rights. (REUTERS) (PRESIDENT’S PRESS WAITING/)
To build the prison, the state bought 166 hectares, 23 of which house eight pavilions located in a perimeter surrounded by a concrete wall 11 meters high and 2.1 kilometers long, protected by electrified barbed wire. (Reuters)
To build the prison, the state bought 166 hectares, 23 of which house eight pavilions located in a perimeter surrounded by a concrete wall 11 meters high and 2.1 kilometers long, protected by electrified barbed wire. (REUTERS) (PRESIDENT’S PRESS WAITING/)
Human Rights Watch (HRW) suggested to the Bukele government
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has suggested that the Bukele government “remove” the emergency regime and replace it “with a sustainable strategy that respects human rights”. The president’s answer was a resounding “no”. (REUTERS) (PRESIDENT’S PRESS WAITING /)
Although the government did not notify the transfers, dozens of relatives rallied at La Esperanza prison, known as Mariona, in San Salvador. About 150 people gathered in this place. (Reuters)
Although the government did not notify the transfers, dozens of relatives rallied at La Esperanza prison, known as Mariona, in San Salvador. About 150 people gathered in this place. (REUTERS) (PRESIDENT’S PRESS WAITING/)
Under the emergency regime, approved last March after an escalation in killings, more than 64,000 people have been arrested, whom the government accuses of belonging to gangs, and more than 3,300 have been released. (Reuters)
Under the emergency regime, approved last March after an escalation in killings, more than 64,000 people have been arrested, whom the government accuses of belonging to gangs, and more than 3,300 have been released. (REUTERS) (PRESIDENT’S PRESS WAITING/)
Amnesty International (AI) expressed concern about this new prison in El Salvador and said that
Amnesty International (AI) has expressed concern about this new prison in El Salvador, saying “the construction of this new prison could mean continuity and escalation of abuse”. (REUTERS) (PRESIDENT’S PRESS WAITING/)
Salvadoran humanitarian organizations and the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman (PDDH) have received more than 7,900 complaints of abuse, most of them for arbitrary detentions. (Reuters)
Salvadoran humanitarian organizations and the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman (PDDH) have received more than 7,900 complaints of abuse, most of them for arbitrary detentions. (REUTERS) (PRESIDENT’S PRESS WAITING/)
The construction of this prison took place amid criticism from the opposition, which pointed to a lack of transparency, mainly due to the approval in the Legislative Assembly, dominated by the ruling party, of a law which allowed to circumvent the usual controls in the works of the State. (EFE)
The construction of this prison took place amid criticism from the opposition, which pointed to a lack of transparency, mainly due to the approval in the Legislative Assembly, dominated by the ruling party, of a law which allowed to circumvent the usual controls in the works of the State. (EFE) (PRESIDENT’S PRESS ATTENTION /)
Each pavilion has a construction area of ​​6,000 square meters, and in each of its 32 cells equipped with steel bars, will be housed
Each pavilion has a construction area of ​​6,000 square meters, and in each of its 32 cells equipped with steel bars, “over a hundred” gang members will be housed. (REUTERS) (PRESIDENT’S PRESS WAITING/)
In each pavilion there is
In each pavilion there are dark, windowless “punishment cells” that will be used with gang members for misbehavior. (REUTERS) (PRESIDENT’S PRESS WAITING/)
In front of the cellblocks there is a control room to operate the water and electricity systems so that inmates do not have the ability to
In front of the cellblocks, there is a control room to operate the water and electricity systems so that the inmates do not have the possibility of “manipulating” the two services. (REUTERS) (PRESIDENT’S PRESS WAITING/)
To enter the prison, both inmates and security and administrative staff must reach the registration areas before going through three fortified gates controlled by security guards. (Reuters)
To enter the prison, both inmates and security and administrative staff must reach the registration areas before going through three fortified gates controlled by security guards. (REUTERS) (PRESIDENT’S PRESS WAITING/)

Continue reading:

What’s inside El Salvador’s new mega-prison, the largest prison in the Americas?

The government of El Salvador has moved the first 2,000 gang members to the new mega prison

More than a thousand minors aged 12 to 17 were arrested in El Salvador under the Bukele state of exception

How Nayib Bukele’s current attorney general protected a Salvadoran drug lord

Nayib Bukele appointed police linked to drug trafficking as Salvadoran diplomats

Categorized in:

World

Tagged in:

, , , , , , ,