Claims extracted
15
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
7%
1 of 15 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
Leans strongly right
of the writing, not the subject · beta estimate
Publisher signals
60/100
Al Jazeera's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
3
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A newly opened maximum-security mega-prison in Costa Rica has received its first batch of inmates.
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prison → open → inmates
The prison was built with the help of the Salvadoran government on the outskirts of the capital, San Jose, the country’s Justice Ministry announced.
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Ministry → build → capital
The Costa Rican Justice Ministry shared images on Tuesday of 123 inmates dressed in orange, seated with their heads shaved and bowed and their hands behind their necks.
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heads → share → necks
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countries → say → Israel
“Costa Rica is writing a new chapter in its penitentiary history,” Justice Minister Gabriel Aguilar said in a statement.
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Aguilar → write → statement
The new prison is called the High-Containment Center Against Organized Crime (CACCO) and constitutes a symbol of a new “tough on crime” approach championed by President Laura Fernandez’s administration.
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prison → call → administration
It has a capacity for 5,100 inmates.
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It → have → inmates
The CACCO was built with the help of the Salvadoran government on the outskirts of Costa Rica’s capital, San Jose, at a cost of $35m.
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CACCO → build → 35
Fernandez inaugurated it on October 15.
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Fernandez → inaugurate → October
“CACCO is a monument to national security, a forceful response to organized crime, and a guarantee that the state will exercise its authority without hesitation,” the statement added.
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statement → organize → hesitation
The new facility has a capacity equivalent to 20 percent of the country’s prison population and “will also help reduce overcrowding in the prison system”, according to Aguilar.
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facility → have → Aguilar
Costa Rica, long regarded as one of the safest countries in Latin America, has in recent years experienced a sharp rise in violence linked to drug trafficking and organised crime.
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Rica → regard → trafficking
It witnessed a record-setting 905 homicides in 2023, followed by 876 in 2024 and 873 in 2025.
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It → witness → 2025
Authorities attribute most killings to disputes between criminal groups over drug trafficking routes and markets.
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Authorities → attribute → routes
Right-wing leaders in other Latin American countries have also sought to replicate the mega-prison model.
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leaders → seek → model
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