NewzIn January, then-President-elect of Chile José Antonio Kast visited the Terrorism Confinement Center (Cecot) mega-prison in El Salvador, arriving by helicopter to tour its pavilions. Prior to the inspection, Kast stated that Chile needed to "import good ideas" as part of efforts to combat crime.
The proposal to adopt mega-prisons reflects growing cross-border interest among Latin American political figures in adopting high-capacity incarceration models. The discourse centers on evaluating foreign penal infrastructure as a potential strategy for addressing domestic security challenges.
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