El Salvador’s prison factory: Thousands of inmates sew uniforms round the clock and earn sentence reductions | World News

Inside one of El Salvador’s sprawling prison complexes, rows of sewing machines operate in day and night shifts. Inmates produce clothing for public institutions as part of a state-backed prison labour programme that expanded in early 2025. The initiative, promoted by the administration of Nayib Bukele, is presented by officials as a way to make […]

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‘Margarita or just water?’: Senator Chris van Hollen, El Salvador’s president trade claims over meeting optics

Senator Chris Van Hollen (left), Elsalvador president Nayib Bukele, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Senator Chris Van Hollen on Friday accused El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele of staging a deceptive media stunt during his meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia — a man the US government wrongfully deported under the Trump administration — by planting margarita glasses on […]

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