Deals for sale by penitentiary officials

The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office has called for the conviction of six ex-employees of the National Penitentiary System (SPN) for corruption.

The hearing in the First Criminal Court concluded on Tuesday, March 26. The investigations began in August 2016 after an alleged network of corruption in the SPN was revealed.

Those on trial were accused of being members of a corruption network within the SPN, which in combination with individuals ordered precautionary measures, such as release and transfer, reduced sentences and altered documents to detainees in the prisons. Joya, La Joyita and the Female Rehabilitation Center.

During the investigation, the Public Ministry managed to prove that relatives of an inmate of the Feminine Rehabilitation Center were scammed by the group, which received a payment of $8 000.