Costa Rica Opens Bukele-Style Mega-Prison Amid Organized Crime Fight
On October 14, 2026, Costa Rica inaugurated a maximum-security mega-prison modeled on El Salvador's CECOT, as President Laura Fernandez pursues a tougher crackdown on organized crime and drug trafficking after a rise in killings.
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| Oct 14, 11:57 PM | abcnews.com | Costa Rica opens a Bukele-style mega-prison. Here's how it got here |
| Oct 14, 8:53 PM | scmp.com | Costa Rica latest to adopt Bukele blueprint with new mega-prison |
| Oct 14, 5:24 PM | aljazeera.com | Costa Rica opens mega-prison as Bukele model embraced across Latin America |
| Oct 14, 2:41 PM | straitstimes.com | Costa Rica opens mega-prison as organized crime fight intensifies |