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El Salvador inaugurates $35 million CACCO prison for criminals

By Drooid · Oct 15, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC · How we work

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President Laura Fernandez inaugurated the 5,100-inmate High-Containment Centre Against Organised Crime (CACCO) on Wednesday.
The $35 million, El Salvador-modeled centre aims to set a global security benchmark.
Justice Minister Gabriel Aguilar said CACCO will reassert prison control and curb organised-crime infiltration.
First inmate transfers are scheduled for the end of October.
Human-rights groups warn that similar prisons have faced overcrowding, due-process violations and alleged torture.

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President Laura Fernandez inaugurated the 5,100-inmate High-Containment Centre Against Organised Crime (CACCO) on Wednesday.
The $35 million, El Salvador-modeled centre aims to set a global security benchmark.
Justice Minister Gabriel Aguilar said CACCO will reassert prison control and curb organised-crime infiltration.
First inmate transfers are scheduled for the end of October.
Human-rights groups warn that similar prisons have faced overcrowding, due-process violations and alleged torture.