El Salvador INP suspends prison visits, creates terrorism profiling unit under legal reforms

El Salvador's National Penitentiary Institute (INP) is suspending visits to penitentiary centers and maximum-security modules and establishing a special team to profile individuals accused of terrorism, in compliance with recent penitentiary legislation reforms. The measures signal a tightening of prison security and a shift toward intelligence-based management of high-risk detainees, though the scope and duration of the visitation suspension remain unclear. This follows the government's broader security crackdown and may raise human rights concerns.