San Francisco de Macorís. Overcrowding and other difficulties such as lack of food are affecting the inmates of the Vista Al Valle Correction and Rehabilitation Center, located in this municipality, according to relatives of preventive prisoners and others serving sentences in this prison.
“How is it possible that the authorities keep prisoners in conditions where they cannot even buy soap to bathe, in addition to not having adequate food,” said the sister of a prisoner convicted of homicide.
The woman, whose identity and that of her relative in prison remains anonymous for fear of reprisals from prison authorities, said that not even dogs can provide the food they provide to her brother. eat.
He indicated that his relative is in overcrowded conditions, in addition to the fact that they cannot eat because the lunch they are served is not suitable for the consumption human, nor can he bathe properly because the establishments that operate within the prison do not have merchandise for such purposes.
According to the complainant, the majority of prisoners in the prison suffer from overcrowding, lack of food and bathroom accessories. Vista Al Valle Correction and Rehabilitation Center, Therefore, he called on the authorities to go to the prison to improve the conditions of the inmates.
He said that although most of those in prison committed crimes, they at least deserve humane treatment.
