# Costa Rica’s mega-prison receives its first inmates

https://mins.news/en/item/119874

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-28 21:36 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/28/costa-ricas-mega-prison-receives-first-inmates?traffic_source=rss

> Costa Rica’s newly opened maximum-security mega-prison has taken in its first inmates. President Laura Fernandez inaugurated the $35m facility near San Jose on October 15; built with Salvadoran government assistance, it can hold up to 5,100 people.

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