Inside El Salvador’s brutal mega prison where Donald Trump is sending 250 gang members

What is the CECOT?
Bukele ordered the construction of ‘Latin America’s biggest prison’ as he launched his purge against El Salvador’s gangs – including the dreaded MS-13 and Barrio 18 – in early 2022.

It opened a year later in the town of Tecoluca, around 45 miles east of the capital San Salvador.

Able to hold 40,000 inmates – nearly half the entire UK prison population – the CECOT is made up of eight sprawling pavilions.