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Costa Rica Finishes Bukele-Style Mega-Prison For 5,100 Inmates
Presidential candidate Laura Fernández of the Sovereign People’s Party (PPSO) after general elections in San José, Costa Rica, on February 1, 2026. Credit: Mayela Lopez/Reuters

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Costa Rica Finishes Bukele-Style Mega-Prison For 5,100 Inmates

Costa Rica finishes CACCO, a $35 million, 5,100-inmate maximum-security prison modeled on El Salvador’s CECOT, set to open October 14. President Laura Fernández calls Bukele a security benchmark

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