Under President Nayib Bukele, El Salvador has become a popular exemplar for fighting organized crime in Latin America. More than 15 megaprisons have been proposed throughout the region in the three years since El Salvador opened the doors to its famous Terrorism Confinement Center (Centro de Confinamiento de Terrorismo – CECOT). For more on how Bukele’s anti-crime tactics have influenced the fight against organized crime in the region, as well as additional context on the other three topics from Summer InSights 2026, check out the special collection of articles we have curated for donors.