The measure will affect about 60 people detained in “Level 1.” The change is part of the new law on the Execution of Sentences, approved in December by the provincial legislature.
Starting next Monday, those prisoners in Santa Fe who have been classified as part of the “high danger” will begin to use orange uniforms in prisons. The change of clothing had been included in the new law on the Execution of the Sentence approved in December of last year, promoted by the Ministry of Security and Justice of the province.
The objective of implementing these uniforms in prisons is to increase the security and visibility of prisoners classified as “Level 1”considered highly dangerous. The text of the regulations details that it will be established “in which cases the use of uniforms will be mandatory, and different uniforms may be assigned according to the legal status, the level of security, the assigned circulation area or the tasks that the inmate performs”.
The change of uniform for prisoners in Santa Fe
The Resolution 008/2024establishes that the “Mandatory orange uniforms“will be used by inmates at all times when they are removed from their accommodation, whether for a destination inside or outside the Penitentiary Unit, until their return. The measure will apply to 60 people detained at “Level 1”“.
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Government of Santa Fe
Since January, the Santa Fe government has intensified the Searches and controls in provincial prisons. The resolution also prohibits the entry of visitors wearing orange clothing to avoid possible confusion or conflicts within the establishments. In addition, the recitals specify that “the inmate is responsible for the care and maintenance of his personal clothing, and will be responsible for this with deductions from the fund in the event of breakage or deterioration of the uniform.” The new measure will begin to apply effective from next Monday.
High profile prisoners
The new legislation also establishes under which points a prisoner can be classified in the category “high profile”In this sense, the rule establishes: “Those who have will be included in this group participation or contact with complex criminal organizations or related to drug trafficking; existence of indications of participation in attacksacts of force, aggression or threat towards public authorities”.
The group does not end there, but those who are linked must also be included.in acts of violence towards individuals; a history of evasion, attack or resistance to police or prison authority; participation in a riot or tumult.” Finally, those who have committed crimes related to the “Availability of human, economic, financial, material and logistical resources or of any other type, which would suggest any of the aforementioned circumstances.”
On the other hand, the regulations also dictate that the Government must build specific prisons for this type of inmates. Finally, the text details that the standards of treatment for high-profile prisoners can be applied at discretion and to the general prison population.
Source: Ambito
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