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Terrorism Confinement Center

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  • Aerial view of CECOT (2).jpg

    Photo by Casa Presidencial , El Salvador via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

  • Aerial view of CECOT.png

    Photo by La Prensa Gráfica via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

  • CECOT Logo.png

    Photo by Government of El Salvador / Gobierno de El Salvador via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • CECOT tour.jpg

    Photo by Casa Presidencial , El Salvador via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

  • Elementos de seguridad en CECOT.jpg

    Photo by Casa Presidencial via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

  • Entrance of CECOT.png

    Photo by La Prensa Gráfica Noticias de El Salvador via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

  • Map of the Terrorism Confinement Center.png

    Photo by PizzaKing13 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • Nayib Bukele durante una visita al CECOT.jpg

    Photo by Casa Presidencial via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Capacity

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

2022

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

2022

Region

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Security level

Maximum

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Notable inmates

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Contact & address

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Data completeness

28%

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Terrorism Confinement Center. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/terrorism-confinement-center
Chicago
"Terrorism Confinement Center." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/terrorism-confinement-center.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-terrorism-confinement-cente,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Terrorism Confinement Center},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/terrorism-confinement-center},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}