Barranquilla: new temporary prison in the Las Estrellas neighborhood - Barranquilla - Colombia

In order to strengthen security and justice processes in Barranquilla, a new Temporary Detention Centeras announced by the District Mayor’s Office.

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The temporary prison is located in the Las Estrellas neighborhood. The space will have a capacity, initially, to house 210 people and will eventually be able to double to 420 prisoners.

There are 210 additional slots that we are adding so that we can say that here is where to keep the bandits

The Temporary Detention Center is at 108th Street No. 34 – 40, it has an area of 921 square metershas seven control spaces, a visiting room, closed circuit television for surveillance, bathrooms with anti-vandalism systems and its own electrical substation, among other adjustments.

Mayor Jaime Pumarejo referred to the importance of this center, which will allow the competent authorities to work to ensure the safety of the community.

“There are 210 additional slots that we are adding so that we can say that here is where to keep the bandits. In addition, the Minister of Justice, Wilson Ruíz, confirmed to us that in March we will be adding 500 places that are already being built in the El Bosque prison,” explained the president.

Pumarejo added that this is one of the strategies that are being implemented to accompany the work of the Police, criminal judges and other institutions such as the Prosecutor’s Office.

It was equipped with technology

This center will have adequate spaces for carrying out virtual hearings of the unionsthus reducing the risk of not developing due to external factors.

For this, it will have the necessary technology to undertake these hearings that will determine the process of those captured, according to what was reported by the district administration.

Among the benefits that this new Temporary Detention Center brings, is the decongestion of the stations of Police, by being able to relocate detained personnel in these spaces and who are waiting for their situation to be resolved with justice.

Similarly, these new facilities will guarantee better conditions for persons deprived of their liberty and provide better security conditions for the detention of persons immersed in a judicial process.

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The captures of the Metropolitan Police of Barranquilla

So far this year, the Metropolitan Police has reported 769 capturesa 23 percent increase in cases over the same period last year, according to official figures.

Meanwhile, the commander of the Metropolitan Police of Barranquilla, Brigadier General Luis Hernández Aldana, highlighted the advances in infrastructure as a tool for the peace of mind of citizens.

“Also so that the rights of personnel deprived of liberty are not violated. In the same way, it is a sample of the work articulated with the Mayor’s Office of Barranquilla through the Office for Citizen Security and Coexistence, “said the senior official.

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