Bukele: Prison benefits for 50% of gang collaborators, ~5,000 inmates

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele clarified that prison benefits would apply to about 5,000 gang collaborators, roughly half of those detained under the state of exception. This is a policy clarification within an ongoing mass-incarceration program, not a reversal. The move signals potential easing of the harsh anti-gang crackdown, but details on criteria and timing remain unclear.