The judiciary is repairing jail space as the nation awaits the results of the investigations into Odebrecht bribery scandal. Diario Libre reports that as part of preparations made by the Attorney General Office, the custody jail at the Palacio de Justicia in Ciudad Nueva has been remodeled. Likewise, efforts to improve lodging in jails part of the new incarceration model have been carried out.
Earlier reports had focused on new spaces that were habilitated at the Haras Nacionales jail, many times called the resort of jails and that is used for senior prisoners and others granted privileges.
There is speculation the remodeling of the detention facilities is related to the possibility of the facilities being used to receive government officers accused in the Odebrecht case.
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Diario Libre
29 May 2017
