# Costa Rica opens mega-prison as organized crime fight intensifies

https://mins.news/en/item/100470

- Reuters, 2026-10-14 21:45 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/costa-rica-opens-mega-prison-organized-crime-fight-intensifies-2026-10-14/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6acff7e6c236ec000122f726

> Costa Rica inaugurated a maximum-security prison on Wednesday as it intensified its campaign against organized crime following a rise in killings. The country had long been among Latin America's safest.

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