A new operation to transfer prisoners was carried out. He National Comprehensive Care Service for Adults Deprived of Liberty and Adolescent Offenders (SNAI) confirmed that inmates who were in Imbabura were taken to the Azuay prison.
between the Tuesday, April 14 and Wednesday, April 15 This transfer was made 300 people deprived of liberty (PPL) from the Imbabura Deprivation of Liberty Center No. 1 to the Azuay Deprivation of Liberty Center No. 1.
In this transfer there was participation of the National Policethe Armed Forces and the Penitentiary Security and Surveillance Corps.
“The operation was developed under the rigorous application of security protocols and human rights standards, guaranteeing adequate conditions during all phases of the process. This intervention responds to technical criteria for classification, security and prison management,” indicated the SNAI.
Reasons and objectives of the measure
According to the SNAI, before the transfer, the CPL Imbabura No. 1 recorded a situation of overcrowding that limited institutional operation, affected habitability conditions and made internal control difficult.
With the execution of this operation, we seek a effective reduction of overpopulation to allow the recovery of adequate conditions for security, order and coexistence.
“The decongestion of the penitentiary center makes it possible to strengthen real access to the treatment axes and social rehabilitationpromoting sustained reintegration processes and guaranteeing more efficient management of the system,” according to the SNAI.
Strategic impact against organized crime
According to the SNAI, these strategic transfers constitute a key measure to weaken structures of the racketeering that operate inside the centers, consolidating the progressive control of the State over the penitentiary system. (YO)
