Bukele is considering early releases under the state of emergency in El Salvador: “I would love to remove it.”

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele announced that his government has developed a plan for the early and conditional release of certain inmates detained under the ongoing state of exception. The targeted individuals are those who collaborated with criminal gangs, known as maras, but had a low level of participation in the crimes.

The announcement outlines a potential shift in the application of the sweeping security measures that have filled Salvadoran prisons during the government's crackdown on gang violence. By distinguishing between high-level offenders and those with minimal involvement, the administration's proposed conditional release plan addresses the management of the detained population resulting from the state of exception.