Washington Post · EN · 14 October 2026 · ★ 8
Costa Rica opens a Bukele-style mega-prison. Here's how it got here
Washington Post on El Salvador · Not enough coverage yet
Costa Rica opens a Bukele-style mega-prison. Here's how it got here
Washington Post · + 7 others · 14 October 2026 · ★ 8
How the press covered this story 8 articles · 6 outlets · 2026-10-14 to 2026-10-15
Overall: Neutral toward El Salvador. 8 neutral
- Spain 4
- France 2
Coverage of this story 8 articles
- Al Jazeera English · EN · 14 October 2026 · ★ 7 FREE
Costa Rica opens mega-prison as Bukele model embraced across Latin America
Al Jazeera English on El Salvador · Not enough coverage yet - Le Figaro · FR · 15 October 2026 · ★ 6 FREE
Costa Rica: inauguration of a 'mega-prison' inspired by Nayib Bukele's model in El Salvador
Le Figaro on El Salvador · Not enough coverage yet - El País · ES · 14 October 2026 · ★ 7
Costa Rica adopts Bukele's prison model with the inauguration of a new mega-prison
El País on El Salvador · Not enough coverage yet - Libération · FR · 14 October 2026 · ★ 6
Inauguration of a mega-prison to fight gangs in Costa Rica: a sign of the spread of the 'Bukele model' in Latin America
Libération on El Salvador · Not enough coverage yet - ABC · ES · 14 October 2026 · ★ 5
Costa Rica inaugurates a mega-prison inspired by Bukele's prison model in El Salvador
ABC on El Salvador · Neutral- 9% somewhat critical
- 88% neutral
- 3% somewhat supportive
- ABC · ES · 14 October 2026 · ★ 5
President Laura Fernández inaugurates in Costa Rica a mega-prison inspired by Bukele's model
ABC on El Salvador · Neutral- 9% somewhat critical
- 88% neutral
- 3% somewhat supportive
- ABC · ES · 14 October 2026 · ★ 5
Costa Rica inaugurates the Bukele-model mega-prison that aspires to be a security reference
ABC on El Salvador · Neutral- 9% somewhat critical
- 88% neutral
- 3% somewhat supportive
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