Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has sharply reduced violence but is criticized for his authoritarian style and harsh ...

The mega-prison in El Salvador, where visitation, recreation and education are not allowed, has became the latest tool in ...

Four suspected members of a gang in Solano County may spend the rest of their lives in prison, after they have been charged ...

Bukele ordered the mega-prison built as he began his campaign against El Salvador's gangs in March 2022. It opened a year later in the town of Tecoluca, about 72 kilometers (45 miles) east of the ...

The day after he was arrested while working at a restaurant in Texas, Mervin Jose Yamarte Fernandez climbed out of a plane in shackles in El Salvador, bound for the largest mega-prison in Latin ...

Gang activity remains a serious issue across the United States, and the Trump administration has recently stepped up efforts ...