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Costa Rica Embraces El Salvador's Iron-Fist Model as Drug Violence Surges
Costa Rica aims to reduce gang violence and overcrowding by adding 5,100 inmate capacity, increasing prison space by 40%, with El Salvador providing technical support.
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Costa Rica embraces El Salvador's iron-fist model as drug violence surges
Costa Rica's decision to build a mega-prison modelled on El Salvador's controversial Cecot facility breaks sharply with the nation's democratic traditions and progressive criminal justice policies.
The Straits Times
The PrintCosta Rica to start building massive El Salvador-inspired prison
SAN JOSE - Costa Rica will begin construction this year on a new maximum-security prison inspired by the El Salvador mega-prison at the center of that country's crackdown on crime, Costa Rica's Justice Minister Gerald Campos said on Wednesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The government of Costa Rica announced the construction of a new high-security prison, known as the Center for the High Containment of Organized Crime (CACCO), with capacity for 5,100 inmates. The measure seeks to alleviate the overcrowding of the prison system, which is currently almost 30% above its limit. Minister [...] The post Costa Rica will build new high-security prison for 5,100 inmates located first on Diario Digital Cronio de El Salva…
The Costa Rican government announced the construction of a massive maximum-security prison on Wednesday. The new facility is inspired by the notorious CECOT facility, built in El Salvador as part of the government's tough crackdown on gangs. Construction of the new prison, designed to house 5,100 inmates, will begin this year, and the Salvadoran government will provide technical support for the project. The article, "Costa Rica: Government Annou…
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