Coalition wants Colombia’s prison authority dismantled amid ongoing scandals
Coalition wants Colombias prison authority dismantled amid ongoing scandals
Sep 2, 2014 posted by Joel Gillin
Members of the ruling coalition in Colombias congress on Tuesday proposed dissolving the national prison authority INPEC amid accumulating allegations of widespread corruption and overcrowding.
The initiative, put forward by members of President Juan Manuel Santos U party and the coalition Liberal Party, criticized INPECs inefficiency and recommended the institution be replaced by another administrative unit under the authority of the Ministry of Defense, according to Colombias El Tiempo newspaper.
This comes as INPEC is experiencing intense criticism over its inability to cope with the problem overcrowding, which it itself estimates at more than 50% nationally.
Corruption is also among the chief complaints of the congress members, as the Prosecutor-General has reportedly received 30 allegations against the institution.
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http://colombiareports.co/colombia-senators-request-dismantling-national-prison-authority-corruption-overcrowding/