Overcrowding in Valledupar prisons exceeds 900%

In visiting the prisons and detention facilities of Valledupar, the Odd Fee despatched by means of the Legal professional Common of the Country, Margarita Cabello Blanco, and led by means of the delegate for Human Rights, Javier Sarmiento, discovered ranges of overcrowding that exceed 900% , severe well being issues a few of the Inhabitants Disadvantaged of Liberty and structural screw ups within the amenities that require pressing intervention.

With this knowledge, the Deputy Legal professional Common will grasp an inter-institutional running staff to outline pressing care measures and commitments in regards to the scenario.

Essentially the most severe case of overcrowding used to be discovered within the “L. a. Permanente” Police station the place 558 individuals are disadvantaged in their liberty in an area with capability for 60, for an overcrowding of 930%, which significantly affects residing and well being stipulations. of the folks. There are severe human rights violations there and there may be an endemic of tuberculosis.

Within the municipal judicial jail, it used to be decided that this is a 52-year-old development, whose infrastructure calls for fast interventions. It has capability for 256 PPL and in this day and age there are 612 inmates, 228 are convicted and 384 are accused, an overcrowding of 245%.

Within the Top and Medium Safety Detention center Middle, referred to as “L. a. Tramacúa” Jail, there are 1,498 other folks detained, the overpopulation quantities to three.2%, there the Legal professional Common’s staff used to be in a position to ascertain that enhancements are required in places and within the preparation spaces. of meals and in probably the most pavilions, with capability for 160 other folks, the place so far there are best 15 other folks because of the wish to perform structural maintenance.

In spite of everything, throughout a excursion of the town’s Rapid Response Unit, URI, it used to be obtrusive that there are 60 other folks disadvantaged in their liberty, women and men, in an area slightly appropriate for 15 other folks, because of this 300% overcrowding.

The excursion used to be accompanied by means of the administrators of INPEC and USPEC, the Director of Prison and Detention center Coverage of the Ministry of Justice, the Delegate Defender for Prison Jail Coverage, the President of the Awesome Courtroom of the Judicial District of Valledupar, the Regional Lawyers of Cesar and Provincial of Valledupar, the Regional Defender of Cesar, the Ombudsman of Valledupar and the Secretary of Govt of the municipality, who may even take part lately within the paintings desk to outline pressing care measures and commitments in regards to the scenario.

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