DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Minister of Housing and Buildings (Mived), Víctor “Ito” Bisonó, announced a comprehensive urban redevelopment plan for the grounds currently occupied by the La Victoria National Penitentiary. Speaking on the morning news program El Despertador on 31 March 2026, Bisonó detailed a transition that will see the notorious prison replaced by a large-scale educational center and a low-cost housing project.

The redevelopment is contingent upon the total closure of La Victoria, a move facilitated by the upcoming delivery of a second phase at the Las Parras correctional complex. Bisono said that this year a second phase will be ready at Las Parras Jail to relocate all the remaining inmates from La Victoria. A first phase opened last year and received around 2,000 inmates. At its peak, La Victoria housed 9,000 inmates.

According to Bisonó, the residential project at the La Victoria site...