Inside El Salvador's Most Feared Gang Prison: CECOT

Editor's Take

Set inside CECOT, the enormous maximum-security prison at the heart of El Salvador's gang crackdown, this ENDEVR film examines a policy that has divided observers. It weighs a dramatic fall in violence against mass incarceration and the strongman politics driving it. The reporting lays out the trade-offs rather than resolving them, leaving the contested questions of security and rights open.

This ENDEVR documentary goes inside CECOT, the vast maximum-security prison at the center of El Salvador's controversial crackdown on gang violence. It examines a country once ranked among the most dangerous on Earth, the mass incarceration of suspected gang members, and the strongman politics behind the policy. The film weighs plummeting crime against serious questions about human rights. Stark and revealing, it captures a nation transformed. Free to stream in 4K on Dr Documentary.

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