Chile Moves Hundreds of Inmates to a New Prison as President Kast Ramps up Security Push
Officials moved 295 high-risk inmates to La Laguna, a 2,320-bed prison with 1,500 cameras and cellphone-blocking technology.
- On Thursday, Chilean President José Antonio Kast oversaw the transfer of 295 high-risk inmates to the new La Laguna Prison, including 37 members of criminal organizations.
- The transfer aims to ease overcrowding in prisons and prevent incarcerated gang leaders from remotely running criminal enterprises, addressing public frustration with Kast's security record.
- La Laguna Prison features 1,500 surveillance cameras and technology to block cellphone signals, while holding capacity reaches 2,320 inmates across over a dozen units including maximum-security wings.
- Authorities expect another 100 prisoners to transfer in the next week as Kast pursues a broader security package proposing permanent police presence in dangerous neighborhoods and tougher gang penalties.
- Despite prioritizing crime, Kast has struggled to implement his campaign pledge of rapid deportations; his government has deported only about 878 of the estimated 300,000 undocumented immigrants in Chile.
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By Cristopher Ulloa, CNN en Español The president of Chile, José Antonio Kast, announced on Thursday the transfer by land of at least 300 inmates considered to be of “high danger” to the new prison “La Laguna” in Talca, in the Chilean region of Maule, about 250 kilometers south of Santiago, where there are also The post In the style of Bukele: the president of Chile announces the transfer by land of about 300 prisoners to new prison in Talca app…
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Chile moves hundreds of inmates to a new prison as President Kast ramps up security push
The Chilean government has transferred nearly 300 of the country’s most dangerous inmates to a new maximum-security prison, as conservative President José Antonio Kast seeks to regain momentum on his key campaign pledge to combat organized crime.
The so-called Operation Cancer, which this Thursday mobilized hundreds of officials to complete the transfer of high-level inmates...
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