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Costa Rica Sets Oct. 14 Opening for Maximum-Security Prison Modeled on El Salvador's

The 5-module, $33.2 million facility will hold about 5,100 inmates and is aimed at gang leaders, violent prisoners and extradition cases.

Summary by The Tico Times
Costa Rica's maximum-security prison for organized crime, built from El Salvador's plans, opens Oct. 14 with room for 5,100 inmates.

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San José, Oct 5 (EFE).- The Government of Costa Rica announced this Monday that next October 14th will inaugurate the Center of High Containment against Organized Crime (CACCO), a "megacárcel" with capacity for 5,100 prisoners and inspired by the model implemented in El Salvador by the administration of Nayib Bukele. «For the pain [...] The entry Costa Rica concludes the construction of its "megacárcel" inspired by the model of Bukele was first …

Center of High Containment and Organized Crime, in San Rafael de Alajuela, will be inaugurated on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m.

(EFE).- The Government of Costa Rica announced this Monday that next October 14 will inaugurate the Center of High Containment against Organized Crime (CACCO), a "megacárcel" with capacity for 5,100 prisoners and inspired by the model implemented in El Salvador by the administration of Nayib Bukele. "For the pain of innocent victims, [...] The entry Costa Rica concludes the construction of its "megacárcel" inspired by the model of Bukele (+video…

The prison model of El Salvador is again generating attention in Central America. Costa Rica announced the next inauguration of the High Containment Center against Organized Crime (CACCO), a complex that takes as its reference the model of the Salvadoran CECOT. Costa Rican President Laura Fernández confirmed that the inauguration will take place on October 14, at 12:30 p.m., in San Rafael de Alajuela. The new center will have capacity for approx…

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La Nación, Grupo Nación broke the news on Monday, October 5, 2026.
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