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

https://mins.news/en/item/117999

- Reuters, 2026-10-27 19:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/shackled-shaved-uniform-first-inmates-arrive-costa-rica-mega-prison-2026-10-27/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ae0ff4727f3420001c8c930

> Costa Rica’s justice ministry said Tuesday that the new mega-prison on the outskirts of San José has received its first 123 inmates. The facility was built with help from the Salvadoran government.

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