#inmate-treatment

#inmate-treatment

One night in mid-May, some of the Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States to a prison in El Salvador tried to break the locks on their cells with metal rails from their beds. It was a futile gesture of rebellion; no one thought they could escape. Still, punishment was swift. For six consecutive days, the inmates were subjected to lengthy beatings, three inmates told me.

The delegation was confronted by inmates in the Tren de Aragua ward, showcasing stark contrasts in treatment between different inmate groups under El Salvador's prison system.