Costa Rica has announced a series of sweeping prison reforms, including the construction of a new high-security facility modeled after El Salvador's controversial mega-prison, CECOT, and in cooperation with Nayib Bukele's government.
CECOT, a high-security prison in El Salvador, was inaugurated in 2023 under President Nayib Bukele's administration to detain alleged gang members. It has gained special notoriety since the Trump administration entered into an agreement with the country to transfer hundreds of deported migrants to its cells.
