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Noem to tour notorious El Salvador prison
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will tour El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center as part of a three-day visit to the country, Colombia and Mexico.
Bukele opened the prison in 2023 as El Salvador wages a crackdown on powerful street gangs causing mayhem in the country. The facility has eight sprawling pavilions and can hold up to 40,000 inmates. As many as 65 to 70 prisoners are packed into each cell.
Prisoners are never allowed outside and can't have visitors. There are no workshops or educational programs.
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