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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UPI
Bukele weighs conditional release for half of gang-linked inmates (opens UPI)
Published Oct 14, 2026
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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.
Philadelphia Inquirer
El Salvador's Bukele unveils plan to free up to 50% arrested under state of emergency (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)
Published Oct 14, 2026
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
Fox News
El Salvador's Bukele announces plan to free up to half of prisoners jailed in gang crackdown (opens Fox News)
Published Oct 15, 2026
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Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele unveiled a plan to free up to half of 90,000 detainees arrested under the state of emergency targeting gangs.
Latin Times
Bukele Wants to Free Half of El Salvador's Gang Prisoners — With Strings Attached (opens Latin Times)
Published Oct 15, 2026
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Bukele proposes conditional release for half of El Salvador's gang prisoners — a pivot after 4 years of record incarceration and documented rights abuses.