SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves took another step in his shift toward a tough-on-crime stance, announcing plans to build a new prison in the Central American nation modeled ...

An effort in Costa Rica to end prison overcrowding by transferring 600 convicts to semi-open facilities has sparked heated debate in the country, with media and some judges fearing an ensuing crime ...

Costa Rica has introduced new prison security rules for inmates facing extradition, cutting off physical contact during visits and requiring prison officers to use body cameras during interactions ...

Sept. 2 (UPI) --Costa Rica expects to open a maximum-security prison, intended to hold 5,100 inmates, by the end of 2026, at an estimated cost of $39 million. For the design of the Center for High ...

Costa Rica’s prisons exceed capacity by over 10%, reports the Ministry of Justice and Peace. During the pandemic, overcrowding declined but has since rebounded. In 2020, occupancy surpassed capacity ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Video has emerged showing Costa Rican prison officials catching a cat with packages of illegal drugs strapped to its body. An ...

Seven candidates to become Costa Rica’s next president went behind bars to hold an unusual debate in a prison where they answered inmates’ questions about their election platforms. “I hope you feel at ...

Costa Rica’s top law enforcement official toured El Salvador’s notorious “mega prison” in a desperate search for answers to the bloody migrant gang war that has seen murder rates spike in his country.

Guards in Costa Rica have intercepted an unusual prison drug delivery, catching a cat as it jumped over the periphery fence at night with marijuana and crack taped to its body. The black-and-white ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves took another step in his shift toward a tough-on-crime stance, ...