Sona Jail Panama -

For those classified as "administrative detainees" (migrants), conditions are squalid but survivable. For the population—those caught smuggling narcotics or re-entering Panama after deportation—the Sona-adjacent wing of La Joya Prison is a different beast.

"They didn't care about passports. They cared about who could pay. A $500 bribe got you a cot. A $5,000 bribe got you a bus to Costa Rica. We had nothing, so we had the floor." sona jail panama