Analyst sees Costa Rica's mega-prison as 'not a panacea'
by editors@theworld.org (Joyce Hackel) from The World: Latest Stories on (#793V7)
Costa Rica, once a haven of stability in a troubled region, is facing rising homicides and drug trafficking. This week, its leaders unveiled a new prison for 5,000 inmates. The facility is designed to emulate El Salvador's approach to fighting crime and project an iron fist." But Steven Dudley, co-director of the investigative outlet InSight Crime tells The World's Carolyn Beeler that the new prison and the thinking behind it carries many risks.