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Banged up - Mega-prison under construction in Colombia’s Medellin to ease overcrowding | Collector It is built by a private entity that makes the investment, and the municipality, through future commitments, will pay an amount over 12 years corresponding precisely to the cost per slot for each detainee who will be in that prison facility," he explained. The official explained that the new prison will reduce overcrowding in the city's police stations to comply with an order issued by the Supreme Court of Justice. "In Medellin alone, there is capacity for around 610 to 620 people, but there is almost double that number. So, when it begins operations in the first quarter, the second quarter of next year, this prison will immediately solve the overcrowding problem in the city," he assured. He also stressed that the new infrastructure for detainees will 'respect human dignity and rights' but will not provide comfort or enable prison time to serve as ‘a university of crime’, suggesting that criminals currently share cells and make use of mobile phones to continue doing ‘business’. The project involves an investment of 675 billion pesos (equivalent to around 186,000 US dollars). The 1,339 detainees will be distributed across six pavilions, including one for older adults. This mega prison will help ease congestion in police stations in Medellin, as in February 2025, saturation of these facilities reached 123 per cent, with stations such as Candelaria, Laureles and Belen exceeding capacity.""> It is built by a private entity that makes the investment, and the municipality, through future commitments, will pay an amount over 12 years corresponding precisely to the cost per slot for each detainee who will be in that prison facility," he explained. The official explained that the new prison will reduce overcrowding in the city's police stations to comply with an order issued by the Supreme Court of Justice. "In Medellin alone, there is capacity for around 610 to 620 people, but there is almost double that number. So, when it begins operations in the first quarter, the second quarter of next year, this prison will immediately solve the overcrowding problem in the city," he assured. He also stressed that the new infrastructure for detainees will 'respect human dignity and rights' but will not provide comfort or enable prison time to serve as ‘a university of crime’, suggesting that criminals currently share cells and make use of mobile phones to continue doing ‘business’. The project involves an investment of 675 billion pesos (equivalent to around 186,000 US dollars). The 1,339 detainees will be distributed across six pavilions, including one for older adults. This mega prison will help ease congestion in police stations in Medellin, as in February 2025, saturation of these facilities reached 123 per cent, with stations such as Candelaria, Laureles and Belen exceeding capacity.""> It is built by a private entity that makes the investment, and the municipality, through future commitments, will pay an amount over 12 years corresponding precisely to the cost per slot for each detainee who will be in that prison facility," he explained. The official explained that the new prison will reduce overcrowding in the city's police stations to comply with an order issued by the Supreme Court of Justice. "In Medellin alone, there is capacity for around 610 to 620 people, but there is almost double that number. So, when it begins operations in the first quarter, the second quarter of next year, this prison will immediately solve the overcrowding problem in the city," he assured. He also stressed that the new infrastructure for detainees will 'respect human dignity and rights' but will not provide comfort or enable prison time to serve as ‘a university of crime’, suggesting that criminals currently share cells and make use of mobile phones to continue doing ‘business’. The project involves an investment of 675 billion pesos (equivalent to around 186,000 US dollars). The 1,339 detainees will be distributed across six pavilions, including one for older adults. This mega prison will help ease congestion in police stations in Medellin, as in February 2025, saturation of these facilities reached 123 per cent, with stations such as Candelaria, Laureles and Belen exceeding capacity."">
Banged up - Mega-prison under construction in Colombia’s Medellin to ease overcrowding
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Banged up - Mega-prison under construction in Colombia’s Medellin to ease overcrowding

"The construction of a mega-prison in Colombia’s Medellin is currently underway which authorities claim will address overcrowding issues. Footage recorded on Sunday shows the progress of the project, which will have a capacity of 1,339 detainees and is being developed under a public-private partnership model, as reported by Manuel Villa Mejia, Secretary of Security of the District of Medellin. "It is under construction with a progress rate of more than 13 or 14 per cent so far according to the schedule we are meeting <...> It is built by a private entity that makes the investment, and the municipality, through future commitments, will pay an amount over 12 years corresponding precisely to the cost per slot for each detainee who will be in that prison facility," he explained. The official explained that the new prison will reduce overcrowding in the city's police stations to comply with an order issued by the Supreme Court of Justice. "In Medellin alone, there is capacity for around 610 to 620 people, but there is almost double that number. So, when it begins operations in the first quarter, the second quarter of next year, this prison will immediately solve the overcrowding problem in the city," he assured. He also stressed that the new infrastructure for detainees will 'respect human dignity and rights' but will not provide comfort or enable prison time to serve as ‘a university of crime’, suggesting that criminals currently share cells and make use of mobile phones to continue doing ‘business’. The project involves an investment of 675 billion pesos (equivalent to around 186,000 US dollars). The 1,339 detainees will be distributed across six pavilions, including one for older adults. This mega prison will help ease congestion in police stations in Medellin, as in February 2025, saturation of these facilities reached 123 per cent, with stations such as Candelaria, Laureles and Belen exceeding capacity."

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