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Coverage dated October 14, 2026

Costa Rica opens mega-prison as Bukele model embraced across Latin America

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President Laura Fernandez says mega-prison is part of 'tough-on-crime model' embraced by her government.

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Costa Rica opens mega-prison as Bukele model embraced across Latin America (opens Al Jazeera)

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    President Laura Fernandez says mega-prison is part of 'tough-on-crime model' embraced by her government.

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Costa Rica opens a Bukele-style mega-prison. Here's how it got here (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Costa Rica has made fighting drug trafficking a main goal, inspired by El Salvador's hardline approach

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