Costa Rica Inaugurates Mega-Prison Inspired by El Salvador's Model
President Laura Fernandez opens a facility holding over 5,000 inmates, mirroring the hardline security strategy of her neighbor.
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First reported by Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera, 3h 29m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
5 publishers have covered this in 8 articles since 15 Oct 2026. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera published first, on 15 October at 00:24 UTC; News - South China Morning Post followed 3h 30m later. The most recent article, from France 24 - Noticias y actualidad internacional en vivo, appeared on 16 October at 14:17 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), ABC News (major outlet), News - South China Morning Post, Fox News World, France 24 - Noticias y actualidad internacional en vivo.
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How it unfolded
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- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraCosta Rica opens mega-prison as Bukele model embraced across Latin America
- News - South China Morning PostCosta Rica latest to adopt Bukele blueprint with new mega-prison
- ABC NewsCosta Rica opens a Bukele-style mega-prison. Here's how it got here
- Fox News WorldEl Salvador's Bukele announces plan to free up to half of prisoners jailed in gang crackdown
- ABC NewsEl Salvador's Bukele unveils plan to free up to 50% arrested under state of emergency
- France 24 - Noticias y actualidad internacional en vivoCosta Rica construye megacárcel inspirada en las prisiones de Bukele en El Salvador
- France 24 - Noticias y actualidad internacional en vivoCosta Rica construye megacárcel inspirada en las prisiones de Bukele en El Salvador
- France 24 - Noticias y actualidad internacional en vivo¿Puede Costa Rica frenar al narco con una megacárcel al estilo Bukele?
Sources
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- El Salvador's Bukele unveils plan to free up to 50% arrested under state of emergency ABC News ·
- Costa Rica opens a Bukele-style mega-prison. Here's how it got here ABC News ·
- Costa Rica opens mega-prison as Bukele model embraced across Latin America Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
- ¿Puede Costa Rica frenar al narco con una megacárcel al estilo Bukele? France 24 - Noticias y actualidad internacional en vivo
- Costa Rica construye megacárcel inspirada en las prisiones de Bukele en El Salvador France 24 - Noticias y actualidad internacional en vivo
- Costa Rica construye megacárcel inspirada en las prisiones de Bukele en El Salvador France 24 - Noticias y actualidad internacional en vivo
- El Salvador's Bukele announces plan to free up to half of prisoners jailed in gang crackdown Fox News World
- Costa Rica latest to adopt Bukele blueprint with new mega-prison News - South China Morning Post
In this story
- Nayib Bukele
- Laura Fernandez
- El Salvador
- Costa Rica