Costa Rica News » Alajuela News Costa Rica » Alajuela » History: Costa Rica opens a mega-prison for the criminals still running gangs from their cells
News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/costa-rica-opens-a-mega-prison-for-the-criminals-still-running-gangs-from-their-cells/ar-AA2epAmk
Published on: Friday 16 October 2026
Costa Rica's $35M CACCO mega-prison opened Oct. 14, targeting organized crime leaders still running gangs from inside the country's overcrowded prisons.
News Costa Rica » Alajuela » History: Costa Rica opens a Bukele-style mega-prison. Here’s how it got here
News channel or source: https://apnews.com/article/costa-rica-megaprison-cecot-el-salvador-bukele-fernandez-f0b94de4c954f1f511b7dbe40a82faeb
Published on: Wednesday 14 October 2026
On Wednesday, President Laura Fernández inaugurated a mega-prison that emulates the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) that has become a symbol of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s security ...
News Costa Rica » Alajuela » History: Costa Rica adopts Bukele’s penitentiary model with the inauguration of a new mega-prison
News channel or source: https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-10-15/costa-rica-adopts-bukeles-penitentiary-model-with-the-inauguration-of-a-new-mega-prison.html
Published on: Wednesday 14 October 2026
With capacity for 5,100 inmates, President Laura Fernández’s government presents the CACCO as a ‘historic milestone’ in the fight against drug trafficking ...
News Costa Rica » Alajuela » History: Built on Bukele’s Blueprint: What Costa Rica’s $35M Megaprison Means for the Region’s Security Playbook
News channel or source: https://www.latinpost.com/articles/167653/20261019/built-bukeles-blueprint-what-costa-ricas-35m-megaprison-means-regions-security-playbook.htm
Published on: Monday 19 October 2026
Costa Rica’s CACCO megaprison opened Oct. 14 with 5,100 beds and immediate constitutional challenges. What the Sala IV rules could decide next.