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Honduras and Ecuador implement new prison security and classification models
Honduras is advancing plans to construct a maximum-security megaprison in the Naco sector, inspired by El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT). The project aims to house up to 10,000 inmates linked to criminal organizations and may utilize existing state land and abandoned infrastructure valued between 300 and 400 million lempiras. The Honduran Congress has authorized the management of national resources, international loans, or bonds to fund the facility.
Simultaneously, Ecuador has launched a national plan to classify 9,214 inmates across six prisons into four security levels: minimum, medium, maximum, and maximum special. Managed by the National Service for the Integral Attention of Persons Deprived of Liberty (SNAI), this reorganization seeks to weaken the command structures of organized crime groups, improve institutional control, and establish differentiated treatment strategies for inmates.
Entities
Cecot · Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo · Congress of Honduras · Ecuador · El Salvador · Honduras · Laura Fernández · Naco · National Penitentiary Institute · Nayib Bukele · SNAI · Tomás Zambrano
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- [● 2 SOURCES] The Libre party expressed concerns that some proposed measures could violate human rights.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The project aims to place the first stone this year with an estimated construction period of eight to ten months.
- [● 3 SOURCES] The proposed facility in the Naco sector aims to hold up to 10,000 inmates linked to criminal structures. hch.tv
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Ecuadorian authorities are considering building a new maximum-security prison with a 15,000-person capacity. www.prensa-latina.cu
- [● 2 SOURCES] The proposed Honduran prison project aims to utilize abandoned infrastructure valued between 300 and 400 million lempiras. www.tunota.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The National Anticorruption Council warns that replicating El Salvador's security model could undermine the rule of law in Honduras. extradigital.hn
- [● 4 SOURCES] Ecuador's SNAI has initiated a plan to redistribute 9,214 inmates across six prisons based on security levels. aldiaonline.net · guik.pe · www.elcomercio.com · www.prensa-latina.cu
- [● 5 SOURCES] Honduras plans to build a maximum-security megaprison in the Naco sector with a capacity for 10,000 inmates. hch.tv · www.tunota.com · centroamerica360.com · hondurasalinstante.com
- [● 5 SOURCES] The Honduran megaprison model is inspired by El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT). hch.tv · www.tunota.com · centroamerica360.com · hondurasalinstante.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] The Libre party has requested early access to criminal reform documents to participate in legislative discussions.
- [● 4 SOURCES] The Ecuadorian prison classification system uses four security levels: minimum, medium, maximum, and maximum special. aldiaonline.net · guik.pe · www.elcomercio.com · www.prensa-latina.cu
- [● 5 SOURCES] The inmate classification aims to weaken the influence and command structures of organized crime groups within prisons. aldiaonline.net · guik.pe · www.elcomercio.com · www.prensa-latina.cu · eluniverso.com