The reorganization is being carried out by the National Penitentiary Institute (INP), which began categorizing inmates earlier this week for relocation to the country’s various prisons.

Authorities explained that the procedure will be based on technical criteria such as legal status, level of danger, age, health status, family ties, among other factors established in national and international penitentiary regulations.

“This process is part of a more humane and secure prison policy, aimed at ensuring both respect for fundamental rights and the proper classification” of inmates, stated the president of the INP Intervention Commission, Ramiro Muñoz, who also announced that 5,000 inmates will be reclassified and transferred to maximum-security prisons as part of the efforts to improve prison conditions and strengthen prison security.

The official reported on the transfer of members of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and Barrio 18 gangs to various facilities to avoid confrontations and advance the re-education and reintegration process for those deprived of their liberty.

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