1 hour ago · San José
Shackled, shaved and in uniform: first inmates arrive at Costa Rica mega-prison
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. The Straits Times World is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to San José. The first report grouped here was at 27 Oct 2026, 19:41 UTC. The headline in use is “Shackled, shaved and in uniform: first inmates arrive at Costa Rica mega-prison”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
SAN JOSE, Oct 27 - Costa Rica has locked up the first 123 inmates in a new mega-prison, built with the help of the Salvadoran government in the outskirts of capital San José, the country's justice ministry said on Tuesday.
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- First reported by The Straits Times World
Shackled, shaved and in uniform: first inmates arrive at Costa Rica mega-prison
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- The Straits Times