Gendarmerie Removes Commandos From the valparaíso Prison After Escape of Prisoners

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This Saturday, the head of Justice, Jaime Gajardo Falcón, presented 17 initiatives aimed at enhancing the security and supervision of prisoners in prisons throughout Chile, reports BioBioChile. The actions are implemented after the recent episode that evidenced the poor performance of Gendarmería: the escape of three high-risk prisoners from the prison in Valparaíso. Thus, according to what the minister indicated, the measures are being implemen…

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The recent escape of three inmates from a Gendarmerie compound located in Valparaíso is not an isolated event or an anecdotal episode. It is a worrying symptom that forces us to look carefully at the reality of our prison system and the role of Chilean Gendarmerie in citizen security. It is an institution that assumes, day after day, one of the most delicate and dangerous functions of the State: the custody and reintegration of persons deprived …

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As part of the administrative inquiry, it was decided to remove and relocate the colonel in charge of the compound, the lieutenant colonel who served as chief of operations and the principal responsible for the area where the escape occurred.