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Panama to Build Maximum-Security Prison to Isolate Gang Leaders : The Tico Times | Costa Rica News

Summary by The Tico Times
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino announced plans to build a new maximum-security prison for gang leaders, placing Panama more firmly inside a regional shift toward hardline prison policies modeled in part on El Salvador’s anti-gang crackdown. Mulino unveiled the plan Wednesday during a speech before Panama’s National Assembly, a month after a mass escape from La Joyita prison near Panama City and amid public anger over a hitman attack that …

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Mulino announces maximum security prison and use of drones in police operations

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President José Raúl Mulino announces complete isolation of leaders of criminal organizations

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This project is inspired by the Salvadoran model, which has imprisoned 92,000 people since 2022.

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El Economista broke the news on Wednesday, July 1, 2026.
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