The Salvadoran Mega-Prison Offering to Take America’s Worst Criminals
The lockup currently houses thousands of members of gangs that terrorized the Central American country for decades.
Inmates at 'worst prison on Earth' must abide by same strict rule as Trump looks to send US citizens there
The beds themselves have no mattresses, meaning the CECOT prisoners have to sleep on hard metal, and besides 30 minutes of ...
CECOT: Inside the Mega-Prison El Salvador Has Offered Up for Trump's Use
Prisoners spend 23.5 hours a day locked in their cells, with a brief, daily 30-minute window for exercise or religious ...
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Why former guard and others say CoreCivic understaffs this troubled small town prison
Corrections Corporation of America, now CoreCivic, in 2008 announced it was going to build Tennessee's largest prison in the shadow of a 500-foot abandoned cooling tower. The tower was a remnant ...
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Explainer - What Is El Salvador's Mega-Prison That Could Take US Criminals?
In February 2023, Salvadoran authorities launched what they claim to be "Latin America's biggest prison." The Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), a 57-acre (23-hectare) "mega-prison", is located ...
Tennessee private prison company CoreCivic expects 'significant growth' under Trump
The company's CEO forecasts "perhaps the most significant growth in our company's history, over the next several years." ...
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The Salvadoran Mega-Prison Offering to Take America’s Worst Criminals
If President Nayib Bukele and President Trump have their way, America’s worst criminals are destined for El Salvador’s biggest prison as well.