With the announcement Friday during a visit to the Reforma prison, Chaves was channeling El Salvador ... being brought into prisons and other illicit activities. Costa Rica continues to struggle ...

The Costa Rican Ministry of Justice and Peace has unveiled sweeping reforms to the nation’s penitentiary system, drawing inspiration from El Salvador’s hardline security model under President Nayib ...

With the announcement Friday during a visit to the Reforma prison, Chaves was channeling El Salvador President Nayib ... aimed at stopping drugs being brought into prisons and other illicit activities ...