Costa Rica builds new mega-prison modelled on El Salvador jail
Jan 16, 2026
El Salvador's gang-busting President Nayib Bukele on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for a prison in Costa Rica modeled on his own CECOT mega-jail that rights groups say is the setting for serious human rights abuses. The Costa Rican government says the new facility will cost $35 million and be able to house 5,000 inmates.
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