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Costa Rica: country to start building massive El Salvador-inspired prison
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.
Source: Reuters (14/08/2025)