After a meeting between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele in San Salvador Monday, Rubio announced that the mega prison could begin accepting inmates from the US.

The harsh conditions of El Salvador’s Confinement Center for Terrorism, a mega-prison opened in 2023, are currently reserved for thousands of gang members who terrorized the country for decades.

"We are willing to take in only convicted criminals (including convicted U.S. citizens) into our mega-prison (CECOT) in exchange for a fee." Bukele added that the fee would be "relatively low ...

Bukele said he would charge the United States a "relatively low" fee to house convicted criminals in El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT, a mega-prison built to hold up to 40,000 ...

“This isn’t just a Franklin County issue. This is a state issue,” King said. “The governor’s idea is to build a mega-prison. Expanding other prisons would be more cost-effective, but they don’t want ...

Is there space? There is now." Even before his announcement with Rubio, Bukele had planned to put more people in prison. Bukele ordered the mega-prison built as he began his campaign against El ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers are seeking the ability to borrow an additional $500 million for prison construction after the price of the state’s new mega-prison rose to over $1 ...

Is there space? There is now.” Even before his announcement with Rubio, Bukele had planned to put more people in prison. Bukele ordered the mega-prison built as he began his campaign against El ...