Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino announces plans to build a new maximum-security prison intended to isolate gang leaders. The announcement is made in a speech before Panama’s National Assembly on Wednesday, according to reporting from Costa Rica’s Tico Times. The plan follows recent public anger tied to violence and security lapses, including the killing of a 10-year-old girl and a major prison incident in which nearly 200 prisoners escape from a prison last month. Free Malaysia Today links the measures to the same events, describing them as part of a broader response. Tico Times says the proposed prison fits into a wider regional trend toward stricter anti-gang approaches, referencing policies in El Salvador that are used as a point of comparison. The sources describe the government’s objective as tightening control over gang leadership through a higher-security facility, though they provide limited details on timelines, capacity, or specific operational rules.