The conditions inside the infamous El Salvador prison where deported migrants are held
๐ค AI Summary
- ๐บ The segment focuses on the conditions inside SECOT, a mega ๐ข prison in El Salvador ๐ธ๐ป [00:06].
- ๐ด๐ฝ โ๏ธ Prisoners held in SECOT are often older gang members, easily identified by their gang-related ๐ tattoos [00:43].
- ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ ๐ According to investigations, other maximum-security ๐ prisons in El Salvador ๐ธ๐ป may have worse conditions than SECOT, including physical ๐ beatings, ๐ซ torture, and denial of basic needs ๐ง โก๏ธ ๐, leading to numerous deaths [01:17].
- ๐ผ๏ธ ๐ค While SECOT has been presented as a model of how to deal with the worst criminals ๐ฆน, it still involves implicit ๐ cruelty and dehumanization ๐คโก๏ธ ๐ค, with 24-hour ๐ก lights, restricted ๐ถ movement, overcrowded ๐๏ธ, and limited ๐งผ hygiene access [02:27].
- ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ ๐ซ ๐จโโ๏ธ Families and lawyers are denied access to prisoners in all maximum-security prisons ๐, raising concerns about forced ๐ป disappearances [03:50].
- โ๏ธ ๐ธ๐ป Those deported to El Salvador face a legal โ limbo, as they havenโt been convicted of anything โ๏ธ and are held in a third country ๐ with unclear jurisdiction ๐บ๏ธ [04:19].
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๐ซ On Gang Violence in El Salvador:
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- ๐๏ธ โA Year Inside MS-13: See, Hear, and Shut Upโ by Juan Josรฉ Martรญnez dยดAubuisson:๐คซ Provides a firsthand account of life within the MS-13 gang.
- ๐ฃ โNo Place to Hide: Gang, State, and Clandestine Violence in El Salvadorโ by Laura Pedraza Fariรฑa, Spring Miller, and James Cavallaro: ๐ญ Examines the interplay between gangs, state violence, and the rule of law in El Salvador. โ๏ธ
๐ก๏ธ On Human Rights in Prisons:
- ๐งโโ๏ธ โThe Rights of Prisoners, Fourth Edition: A Comprehensive Guide to Prisonersโ Legal Rights Under Present Law (ACLU Handbook)โ by David Rudovsky, Alvin J. Bronstein, and Edward I. Koren: ๐ Offers a detailed overview of prisonersโ legal rights.
- ๐ โPrison Policy and Prisonersโ Rights: The Protection of Prisonersโ Fundamental Rights in International and Domestic Lawโ edited by Roy Walmsley, Piet-Hein van Kempen, Emine Eylem Aksoy, Jean Pradel, Edgardo Rotman, Peter J.P. Tak, Manon Jendly, and George Kellens: ๐๏ธ Explores the legal frameworks for protecting prisonersโ rights internationally and domestically. ๐๐
- ๐จโ๐ผ โA Jailhouse Lawyerโs Manualโ by the Columbia Human Rights Law Review: ๐ A handbook on legal rights and procedures for people in prison. ๐ข