Salvadoran gang crackdown - Wikipedia
In El Salvador, the crackdown has been called the "State of Exception" (Spanish: régimen de excepción) or the "War Against the Gangs" (guerra contra las pandillas). The State of …
El Salvador's prison system: Corruption, abuse, and injustice
Sep 2, 2025 · When President Nayib Bukele announced a sweeping “state of exception” in El Salvador in March 2022, he promised an end to the country’s long-standing nightmare: the …
Thousands of tattooed inmates pictured in El Salvador mega-prison - BBC
Feb 25, 2023 · Authorities have said criminal gangs such as MS-13 and Barrio-18 number tens of thousands and are responsible for homicides, extortion and drug-trafficking. The aim of the …
Exclusive: Locking eyes with mass murderers in El Salvador
Nov 6, 2024 · Mass murderers, drug dealers and gangsters, they are accused of once holding El Salvador hostage, gripping the nation with fear as they ruled cities and streets.
El Salvador Crime Profile: Analyzing Criminal Groups, Security …
Explore El Salvador's profile, detailing criminal groups, security forces' role, challenges in the judicial system, and prison overcrowding.
El Salvador extends mass gang detentions until 2027
Aug 16, 2025 · El Salvador extended detention of 88,000 alleged gang members until 2027 for mass trials, drawing criticism from rights groups over abuses and jailed innocents.
What to know about CECOT, El Salvador's mega-prison for gang …
Mar 17, 2025 · The mega-prison in El Salvador, where visitation, recreation and education are not allowed, has became the latest tool in President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration.
'No way out': Grim conditions in El Salvador's mega-prison for gangs
Jan 28, 2025 · Some 15,000 members of the MS-13 and rival Barrio 18 gangs are being held at the nearly two-year-old facility, which can hold up to 40,000. They were rounded up under a …
The Human Rights Crisis of CECOT – Yale Global Health Review
Dec 7, 2025 · El Salvador’s Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) is the largest prison in the Western Hemisphere with a capacity of 40,000 inmates. 1 Construction of the …
Mass Incarceration: A Band-Aid Placed on Gang Violence in El Salvador
Apr 2, 2024 · El Salvador must take concrete steps to remedy its country’s problem of gang violence and activity in order to suspend the state of emergency and restore basic human …