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Costa Rica Transfers First Inmates to New CACCO Prison

By Drooid · Oct 27, 2026, 23:55 UTC · How we work

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Costa Rica transferred its first inmates to the new maximum-security prison CACCO on October 27, 2026.
The $33.2 million facility, inaugurated October 14, can house up to 5,100 prisoners.
Justice Minister Gabriel Aguilar said the first transfers include suspects in police officer Gerson Rosales’s May 13 killing.
Officials project CACCO will cut prison overcrowding from roughly 59% to 15% when fully occupied.

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Costa Rica transferred its first inmates to the new maximum-security prison CACCO on October 27, 2026.
The $33.2 million facility, inaugurated October 14, can house up to 5,100 prisoners.
Justice Minister Gabriel Aguilar said the first transfers include suspects in police officer Gerson Rosales’s May 13 killing.
Officials project CACCO will cut prison overcrowding from roughly 59% to 15% when fully occupied.