00:00Several Colombian citizens reported arbitrary arrest and inhumane treatment
00:04inside the 30th detention center, the mega prison built by the Bukele administration in El Salvador.
00:11After having spent two years in prison, citizens' My Lady Giraldo said that she came to the country
00:19looking for work, but she had ended up behind bars along with other Colombians
00:25accused of participating in informal loans known as drop-by-drop.
00:29Likewise, Mervin Llamarte, a young Venezuelan who had shared a cell with Colombians, described
00:35the prison as a true hell. Thus, she reported constant beatings, poor food conditions, and forced labor.
00:42Such penitentiary center has been harshly criticized by human rights organizations,
00:47which are reflecting about overcrowding, lack of fair trials, and inhumane conditions.
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