Costa Rican president Laura Fernández confirmed that her government is replicating part of the prison model implemented in El Salvador during President Nayib Bukele’s administration, as part of its strategy to combat organized crime. Fernández explained that Costa Rica faces the problem of leaders of criminal gangs who, despite being deprived of their liberty, continue to coordinate murders, scams and money movements from prisons. Given this sit…
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Costa Rican president Laura Fernández confirmed that her government is replicating part of the prison model implemented in El Salvador during President Nayib Bukele’s administration, as part of its strategy to combat organized crime. Fernández explained that Costa Rica faces the problem of leaders of criminal gangs who, despite being deprived of their liberty, continue to coordinate murders, scams and money movements from prisons. Given this sit…