Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT)

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The Terrorism Confinement Center 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.

CECOT received its first 2,000 prisoners in February 2023, and as of 11 June 2024, it has a population of 14,532 inmates. With capacity for 40,000 inmates, CECOT is the largest prison in Latin America and one of the largest in the world by prisoner capacity. CECOT–as well as the gang crackdown as a whole–have been the subject of international media attention, receiving praise for the Salvadoran government as well as criticism of alleged human rights violations.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism_Confinement_Center
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Coordinates:   13°32'1"N   88°48'18"W
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