Dirección General de Centros Penales
2 facilities in El Salvador.
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Facilities map (2 of 2 with coordinates)
Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT)
El Salvador · Tecoluca
Type
Mega-prison
Capacity
40,000
Held
14,500
Under capacity (36%)Moderate
La Esperanza (Mariona)
El Salvador · San Salvador
Type
Penitentiary
Capacity
5,200
Held
33,000
Overcrowded (635%)Elevated
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World Prisons. (2026). Dirección General de Centros Penales — operator profile. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/operators/direccia-n-general-de-centros-penales
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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-operator-direccia-n-general,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Dirección General de Centros Penales — operator profile},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/operators/direccia-n-general-de-centros-penales},
urldate = {2026-10-20}
}