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Trump's CECOT Prison Warning
Trump warns US criminals to avoid El Salvador's CECOT prison where no one escapes.
In brief
Trump warns US criminals to avoid El Salvador's CECOT prison where no one escapes. Donald Trump claims deporting US criminals to El Salvador's CECOT prison reduces crime, but inmates face brutal conditions with no escape. Originally reported by LADbible.
Trump credits CECOT for crime drop
Donald Trump claims deportations to El Salvador's CECOT prison reduced US crime to record lows.
CECOT prison details
CECOT is a 40,000-capacity prison 45 miles east of El Salvador's capital city.
Inmates face brutal conditions
Inmates spend 23.5 hours locked in cells, eat basic rations, and have no recreational activities.
Inmates live in isolation
Inmates spend 30 days in pitch-black isolation cells before being released.
Trump's deportation claims
Trump said US criminals are sent to CECOT, but only 261 Venezuelans were deported in March 2025.
Inmate testimonies
Inmates were told: 'Welcome to hell. Welcome to the cemetery of living men. The only way you leave here is dead.'
“Welcome to hell. Welcome to the cemetery of living men. The only way you leave here is dead.”
The main idea
Donald Trump claims deporting US criminals to El Salvador's CECOT prison reduces crime, but inmates face brutal conditions with no escape.
