Costa Rica has inaugurated a mega-prison inspired by the Salvadoran model, designed to accommodate approximately 5,000 inmates, reports France 24.
This prison is notable for the absence of electrical outlets in the cells and strict control over permitted food and clothing. The goal is to prevent inmates from communicating with the outside and to sever ties between gang leaders and their criminal networks.
According to France 24 correspondent Léa Hurel, this initiative comes as Costa Rica adopts a more repressive stance in response to rising crime rates.