“Apologies, but we interrupt our normally scheduled program with breaking news out of El Salvador. Local authorities are responding to a remarkable situation at the notorious prison, CECOT, where there appears to have been some kind of security breach. Yes, hold on, sorry, we’re now getting confirmation. It is unclear how many prisoners have escaped CECOT at this time. For viewers just tuning in, the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo in El Salvador was recently paid $6 million by the U.S. government to receive and detain deported migrants. Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who had been sent to the megaprison in March 2025 after the White House defied a judge’s order to—”
Someone from the other side of the studio snapped at her. “Hey, turn that shit down, some of us are trying to focus here!”
Andrea used her free hand to lower the volume, but did not take her eyes away from the screen. Her heart was pounding in her chest as she strained to hear the broadcast over the high-pitched drone of the tattoo needle. Her phone trembled in her hand has the talking heads struggled to strike a balance between moral outrage and their goddamn job and the tattoo artist paused. “Do you need a break?” he asked.
“Yeah.” Andrea laughed, breathless, relieved. “Yeah, I do.”
A prison break in El Salvador. In development.
Pirate Enlightenment