Released Venezuelans Detail ‘Hell on Earth’ in El Salvador’s Notorious CECOT Prison
Released Venezuelans Detail ‘Hell on Earth’ in El Salvador’s Notorious CECOT Prison Recently released Venezuelan detainees have provided harrowing first-hand accounts of brutal abuse, including violence and sexual assault, inside El Salvador’s notorious Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) mega-prison. Their testimonies emerge just over a week after their release as part of a prisoner exchange between the U.S. and Venezuela. Carlos Daniel Terán, 19, and Andry Hernandez, 32, among others, recounted their ordeal to NPR, describing inhumane conditions, inadequate…