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Coverage dated October 14, 2026 to October 15, 2026

Bukele weighs conditional release for half of gang-linked inmates

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El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said his government is considering a plan to grant early, conditional release to inmates held at the country's maximum-security mega-prison, known as CECOT.

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  1. UPI

    Bukele weighs conditional release for half of gang-linked inmates (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said his government is considering a plan to grant early, conditional release to inmates held at the country's maximum-security mega-prison, known as CECOT.

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    El Salvador's Bukele unveils plan to free up to 50% arrested under state of emergency (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador announces a plan to release up to 50% of those imprisoned under a state of emergency

  3. Fox News

    El Salvador's Bukele announces plan to free up to half of prisoners jailed in gang crackdown (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele unveiled a plan to free up to half of 90,000 detainees arrested under the state of emergency targeting gangs.

  4. Latin Times

    Bukele Wants to Free Half of El Salvador's Gang Prisoners — With Strings Attached (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    Bukele proposes conditional release for half of El Salvador's gang prisoners — a pivot after 4 years of record incarceration and documented rights abuses.