The conditions inside the infamous El Salvador prison where deported migrants are held
🤖 AI Summary
- 📺 The segment focuses on the conditions inside SECOT, a mega 🏢 prison in El Salvador 🇸🇻 [00:06].
- 👴🏽 ⛓️ Prisoners held in SECOT are often older gang members, easily identified by their gang-related 💉 tattoos [00:43].
- 🕵️♀️ 📝 According to investigations, other maximum-security 🔒 prisons in El Salvador 🇸🇻 may have worse conditions than SECOT, including physical 👊 beatings, 😫 torture, and denial of basic needs 💧 ➡️ 💀, leading to numerous deaths [01:17].
- 🖼️ 🤔 While SECOT has been presented as a model of how to deal with the worst criminals 🦹, it still involves implicit 💔 cruelty and dehumanization 👤➡️ 🤖, with 24-hour 💡 lights, restricted 🚶 movement, overcrowded 🏘️, and limited 🧼 hygiene access [02:27].
- 👨👩👧👦 🚫 👨⚖️ Families and lawyers are denied access to prisoners in all maximum-security prisons 🔒, raising concerns about forced 👻 disappearances [03:50].
- ✈️ 🇸🇻 Those deported to El Salvador face a legal ❓ limbo, as they haven’t been convicted of anything ⚖️ and are held in a third country 🌍 with unclear jurisdiction 🗺️ [04:19].
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🔫 On Gang Violence in El Salvador:
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- 👁️ “A Year Inside MS-13: See, Hear, and Shut Up” by Juan José Martínez d´Aubuisson:🤫 Provides a firsthand account of life within the MS-13 gang.
- 💣 “No Place to Hide: Gang, State, and Clandestine Violence in El Salvador” by Laura Pedraza Fariña, Spring Miller, and James Cavallaro: 🎭 Examines the interplay between gangs, state violence, and the rule of law in El Salvador. ⚖️
🛡️ On Human Rights in Prisons:
- 🧑⚖️ “The Rights of Prisoners, Fourth Edition: A Comprehensive Guide to Prisoners’ Legal Rights Under Present Law (ACLU Handbook)” by David Rudovsky, Alvin J. Bronstein, and Edward I. Koren: 📚 Offers a detailed overview of prisoners’ legal rights.
- 🌐 “Prison Policy and Prisoners’ Rights: The Protection of Prisoners’ Fundamental Rights in International and Domestic Law” edited by Roy Walmsley, Piet-Hein van Kempen, Emine Eylem Aksoy, Jean Pradel, Edgardo Rotman, Peter J.P. Tak, Manon Jendly, and George Kellens: 🗝️ Explores the legal frameworks for protecting prisoners’ rights internationally and domestically. 🌍🏠
- 👨💼 “A Jailhouse Lawyer’s Manual” by the Columbia Human Rights Law Review: 📖 A handbook on legal rights and procedures for people in prison. 🏢