The maximum security mega-prison was inaugurated by the authoritarian President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele, a year ago. The cells and the interior courtyard are bathed in artificial light 24 hours a day.
Prisoners eat beans and rice with their hands: forks and knives could be transformed into lethal weapons. Hooded police officers armed with rifles are stationed on the roof to monitor them. Several times a week, inmates practice calisthenics… This article is reserved for subscribers. You have 92% left to discover.