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Costa Rica opens mega-prison as Bukele model embraced across Latin America

Al Jazeera

Published 15 Oct 2026, 11:24 am·1 h ago·1 min read

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President Laura Fernandez says mega-prison is part of 'tough-on-crime model' embraced by her government.

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