World·Al Jazeera·10h agoCosta Rica
Costa Rica Opens New Mega-Prison
Facility to hold 5,100 inmates as homicides hit near-record levels
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Costa Rica opened the 5,100-capacity CACCO mega-prison on Wednesday, as President Laura Fernandez embraces a tough-on-crime model amid 873 homicides in 2025 and rising organized crime.
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