Panama · Politics

Key Facts

—The plan. President Jose Raul Mulino said Panama will build a maximum-security prison and tighten jail rules for crimes run from inside.

—The aim. A “force majeure plan” would fully isolate gang leaders the government says still direct extortion and killings from their cells.

—The trigger. The move follows the June 1 escape of nearly 200 inmates from La Joyita prison near Panama City.