Construction of new prison in Ecuador will soon begin

Construction of new prison in Ecuador will soon begin

Since his first days in office, the president promised the construction of two new penitentiaries to detain leaders of criminal gangs as part of “Plan Fénix”, as he calls his security strategy. The director of the National Service for Comprehensive Attention to Persons Deprived of Liberty (SNAI), Luis Zaldumbide, recently pointed out that the first correctional center will cost 52 million dollars. The facility’s construction, which has sim…