By Zoila Palma: On January 14, 2026, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele symbolically laid the foundation stone for a prison in Costa Rica modeled on his own CECOT mega-jail.
President Bukele and his administration are providing technical assistance to build the prison.
Last year, Costa Rica’s President Rodrigo Chaves announced that the mega jail is part of a crackdown on violence fueled by drug trafficking.
The model for the new prison, El Salvador’s 40,000-inmate Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), is the centerpiece of Bukele’s war on gangs.
“Everything we did in CECOT will be replicated in the Costa Rican version,” Bukele said on Wednesday.
The Costa Rica government says the new facility will cost $35 million and be able to house 5,000 inmates.
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By Zoila Palma: On January 14, 2026, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele symbolically laid the foundation stone for a prison in Costa Rica modeled on his own CECOT mega-jail. President Bukele and his administration are providing technical assistance to build the prison. Last year, Costa Rica’s President Rodrigo Chaves announced that the mega jail is
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