Costa Rica’s mega-prison receives first inmates
Summary
Costa Rica has transferred its first 123 inmates to a new maximum-security prison near San Jose. The facility, built with help from El Salvador, is part of President Laura Fernandez’s tougher approach to organized crime and is intended to ease prison overcrowding.Key Facts
- The prison is called the High-Containment Center Against Organized Crime, or CACCO.
- Costa Rica’s Justice Ministry shared images of 123 inmates at the facility on Tuesday.
- The prison can hold up to 5,100 inmates.
- Construction cost $35 million, and President Laura Fernandez inaugurated the prison on October 15.
- Justice Minister Gabriel Aguilar said the prison would help reduce overcrowding.
- Costa Rica recorded 905 homicides in 2023, 876 in 2024, and 873 in 2025.
- Authorities attribute most killings to disputes between criminal groups over drug routes and markets.
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