Costa Rica opens Bukele-inspired mega-prison
Costa Rica opened a 5,100-inmate maximum security prison modeled on El Salvador's approach as part of an intensified fight against organized crime.
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What happened
Costa Rica President Laura Fernández opened a maximum security prison modeled on El Salvador's approach. 12 The Centro de Alta Contención de Crimen Organizado houses up to 5,100 prisoners. 12 The facility is located about 25 kilometers from San José. 2 The prison can hold 20 percent of Costa Rica's current prison population. 1 Construction cost $35 million and the prison has five modules. 2
Why it matters
The president presented the prison as evidence of her firm-hand security policy. 12 The opening coincides with an intensifying fight against organized crime. 3
What to watch
The prison is designed to hold highly dangerous prisoners. 2
Sources · 3
[1]Cómo es la megacárcel inspirada en Bukele que inauguró la presidenta de Costa Rica
La Nación (Argentina)
[2]Costa Rica inaugura megacárcel modelo Bukele: tiene capacidad para 5.100 reos de alta peligrosidad
La Tercera
[3]Costa Rica opens mega-prison as organized crime fight intensifies reut.rs/4i6VKfo
Reuters · Bluesky
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