The Minister of Justice directs the exemption of inmates from disciplinary penalties.

The Supreme Court granted the remedy of amparo filed by the defense and set aside a seven-day penalty of deprivation of visits, applied by Gendarmería to inmates of the Puerto Montt Prison Complex. In a unanimous decision, the Second Chamber of the highest court overturned the judgment appealed, handed down by the Court of Appeal of Puerto Montt, which rejected the constitutional action for amparo. “The macro-guarantee of due process preaches, a…

Minister of Justice Khaled Shawani has ordered the exemption of inmates from disciplinary sanctions and the facilitation of family visits. A statement from the Ministry of Justice stated that "Minister of Justice Khaled Shawani has directed the exemption of inmates serving disciplinary sanctions in correctional centers.