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Currently Playing: The only prisoners ever to be freed from CECOT | Richard Madeley: Inside the World's Mega Prison

Following a 2025 meeting between Donald Trump and President Nayib Bukele at the White House, the success of CECOT was high on the agenda. But the story took a strange turn. While the mass deportation of Venezuelan prisoners was heavily publicised, their time behind bars was short-lived. Just weeks after arriving at the world’s most secure mega-prison, they were set free... making them the only inmates ever to walk out of CECOT. Richard Madeley: Inside the World's Mega Prison: Powerful documentary in which Richard gets rare access inside CECOT, one of the most controversial prisons in the world and cornerstone of El Salvador's war on gangs. Watch | Stream here: https://www.channel5.com/ G+ Contains graphic descriptions of violence and murder If you have been affected by the issues in this content, support information is available here at https://www.channel5.com/helplines #Channel5 #Criminals #RichardMadeley #WorldsMegaPrison #CECOT #DonaldTrump #NayibBukele Subscribe to 5 for more: https://bit.ly/35P9Rz7 Watch this and more Full Episodes on 5: https://tinyurl.com/y5fvp6ly Download the 5 App: App Store: https://apple.co/2sHmfTx Google Play: https://bit.ly/4dQMLL8 More from 5: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channel5uk/ X: https://twitter.com/channel5_tv Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channel5_tv/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channel5 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@channel5_tv 5 is home to your favourite TV Shows, Drama, Documentaries, History, Sports and Soaps; everything you are looking for is here! You can find whole episodes and box sets on https://www.channel5.com