Costa Rica’s mega-prison receives first inmates

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The new prison is called the High-Containment Center Against Organized Crime (CACCO) and constitutes a symbol of a new “tough on crime” approach championed by President Laura Fernandez’s administration.

The new facility has a capacity equivalent to 20 percent of the country’s prison population and “will also help reduce overcrowding in the prison system”, according to Aguilar.

Costa Rica, long regarded as one of the safest countries in Latin America, has in recent years experienced a sharp rise in violence linked to drug trafficking and organised crime.

It witnessed a record-setting 905 homicides in 2023, followed by 876 in 2024 and 873 in 2025.

As autoridades atribuem a maioria das mortes a disputas entre grupos criminosos sobre rotas e mercados de tráfico de drogas.

Líderes de direita em outros países da América Latina também buscaram replicar o modelo de mega-prisão.

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