The General Directorate of Penitentiary Services and Corrections (DGSPC) performed the internal relocation of 1,030 prisoners in the National Penitentiary of The Victory as part of its preventive actions against the heavy rains caused by the Tropical Storm Melissa.
According to a statement from Prisons, the inmates were mobilized from areas potentially exposed to possible flooding.
The DGSPC He said that he works in coordination with the Civil defense and the town’s District Board The Victoryin the province of Santo Domingo.
The rains continued strongly this Friday, which is why the Government announced that it is maintaining the suspension of work this Saturday, October 25 in the National District and the provinces on red alert due to the effects of tropical storm Melissa, which continues to advance slowly over the Caribbean at a speed of just six kilometers per hour and that could become a hurricane in the next few hours.
- The measures will be reviewed this Saturday at 9:00 in the morning during a follow-up meeting at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
