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Costa Rica opens mega-prison following El Salvador model
Original: Costa Rica opens mega-prison as Bukele model embraced across Latin America https://www. aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/15/ c
Costa Rica has inaugurated a large-scale mega-prison, with President Laura Fernandez presenting it as part of a tough-on-crime strategy. The facility follows the model pioneered by El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, whose mass-incarceration crackdown on gangs has been increasingly copied by governments across Latin America. The move is drawing attention to the region's shift toward hard-line security policies and debate over their human rights costs.
Why now: Latin American governments are increasingly adopting El Salvador's Bukele-style mass-incarceration anti-gang policies, making this a closely watched regional trend.
Costa RicaLaura FernandezNayib BukeleEl Salvador
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- Costa Rica opens mega-prison as Bukele model embraced across Latin America https://www. aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/15/ costa-rica-opens-mega-prison-as-bukele-model-embraced-across-latin-america?traffic_source=rss President Laura Fernandez says mega-prison is part of… · MillMessenger@journa.host · 2
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