Inside El Salvador's Overcrowded Mega-Prison: Gang Members Plead for More Food

Over 12,000 suspected gang members are confined in El Salvador's Centre for the Confinement of Terrorism (CECOT), a mega prison where conditions are dire. Inmates plead for food and medicine for the terminally ill, while human rights groups compare the prison to concentration camps. The prison, which opened in January, holds bitter rivals from the MS-13 and Calle 18 gangs, with history showing their propensity for violence. Inmates sleep on metal cabins, share limited facilities, and are regularly beaten by guards. The prison is part of President Nayib Bukele's campaign to crack down on gang violence, but human rights groups have criticized the regime for repression and violations of human rights.