May 08, 2020.
7 years ago, Law 26,811 was passed and promulgated to commemorate the national day of the fight against institutional violence. The date was selected to remember the Budge massacre, in which three young men were killed by members of the Buenos Aires Police in 1987.
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May 6, 2020.
On Wednesday May 6, between 11 am and 3 pm, a new round-table discussion was held at the Federal Penitentiary Complex of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (Devoto Prison) to deal with the emerging demands of the conflict that became publicly known last Friday April 24.
May 05, 2020.
It is an invalid pronouncement of a criminal judge who declares the unconstitutionality of a Decision of the National Chamber of Cassation.
May 05, 2020.
Roberto Bergalli, who was a benchmark in critical criminology and in European and Latin American legal-criminal sociology, passed away on May 4, 2020.
May 05, 2020.
Due to the pandemic declared by the WHO as a consequence of the COVID-19 outbreak and the measures established in the different countries of the world, the working modalities that existed until now have been modified, with the aim of continuing to guarantee the protection of fundamental rights of persons deprived of liberty.
May 04, 2020.
In recent years, there has been a sharp increase in the detained population, exceeding the number of 14,000 people deprived of liberty in federal prisons, which caused a serious situation of overpopulation and overcrowding, which constitutes a major focus of risk in the current context of a health emergency.
May 04, 2020.
Two people detained in the Devoto Prison were wounded with lead shells during the protest carried out by people deprived of their liberty on April 24. The PPN became aware of this situation after doctors from the agency visited the wounded detainees at the Pirovano Hospital.
April 29, 2020.
The Federal Criminal and Correctional Court No. 2 of Morón gave rise to the collective habeas corpus action filed by people deprived of liberty that stated the lack of installation of two-way lines in the Marcos Paz prison. The action was accompanied by the Prison Ombudsman’s National Office.
April 28, 2020.
Last Monday, the work team formed on April 25 at the Federal Penitentiary Complex of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (Devoto) had a meeting to work on the implementation of what was decided in the round table.
April 27, 2020.
The Expert Network on External Prison Oversight of the International Corrections and Prisons Association has edited a special issue of its newsletter on the "local impact of COVID-19" on prison monitoring work.
April 26, 2020.
For a long time, the Prison Ombudsman’s National Office has requested the competent authorities to guarantee the right to communication and information for all persons deprived of their liberty housed in federal prisons.
April 25, 2020.
On Saturday April 25, between approximately 11 am and 4 pm, the round table agreed on the previous day was held at the Federal Complex of the City of Buenos Aires (Cárcel de Devoto).