Published Oct 27, 2026, 3:41 PM ET · Updated 17 days ago · 1 source

Shackled, shaved and in uniform: first inmates arrive at Costa Rica mega-prison

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Costa Rica has locked up the first 123 inmates in a new mega-prison, built with the help of the Salvadoran ​government in the outskirts of capital San José, the country's ‌justice ministry said on Tuesday.