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- President Nayib Bukele announced a plan to conditionally release up to half of state-of-emergency detainees.
- Since the emergency began in March 2022, authorities have arrested more than 90,000 people.
- The release will focus on prisoners labeled gang collaborators, including lookouts and extortion payers.
- Beneficiaries will remain guilty and face post-release monitoring rather than full absolution.
- Human-rights groups recorded over 6,000 complaints and at least 575 deaths in government custody.