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electricity required by the centre. Financing in the sum of $2,391,723.54 was
provided from the Security Fund;
• A gate has been erected at the vehicle checkpoint to the Guadalajara remand prison
and 25 metres of wall have been renovated at a cost of $25,000.00. These alterations
were carried out owing to the dilapidated condition of the previous gate, which
jeopardized security in this important area;
• A polycarbonate dome has been built at the Guadalajara prison, thus providing sun
and rain protection for inmates’ relatives entering and leaving the facility since the
dome is located in an area where there is a constant flow of visitors to the prison
visiting yard. It was acquired through a donation from the firm CCA Techos;
• The conjugal visiting area at the Guadalajara prison has undergone refurbishment to
provide decent quarters for inmates’ intimate contact with their partners. The work
was carried out thanks to a donation from the firm Grupo Piesa Constructivas;
• The addiction treatment unit at the Guadalajara prison has been enlarged, providing
more space for prisoner care and thereby improving and speeding up the social
reintegration process. The cost of this extension work, assessed at $2,000,000.00,
was met from donations;
• Cells for prisoners with disabilities have been adapted and access ramps have been
installed at the Guadalajara prison;
• At the Guadalajara prison a chapel has been built and the gymnasium has been
renovated and fitted out with additional equipment;
• At the social rehabilitation centre an indoor football pitch has been constructed, two
basketball courts and one volleyball court have been refurbished, an open-air
gymnasium has been built, ramps for persons with disabilities have been installed
and renovated, general painting work has been carried out and visiting yards have
been refurbished;
• Ongoing preventive and corrective maintenance is being undertaken to improve the
functioning of the Puerto Vallarta prison;
• A recycling workshop has been set up to provide employment for inmates and the
closed-circuit television system has been improved at the Ciudad Guzmán prison;
• At the 11 prisons and the two juvenile centres, painting and maintenance work has
been carried out on the exterior of the premises and the interior of the inmates’
dayrooms and cell blocks, thus helping to ensure that human rights are respected and
upheld through the provision of decent accommodation;
• The flat roofs of the prisons and juvenile centres have been waterproofed to prevent
leaks during the rainy season;
• Preventive and corrective maintenance has been carried out on deep wells 2, 4 and 8
at the Puente Grande prison complex to ensure that the drinking water supply
remains in good condition.
4.
State of Oaxaca
306. With regard to the situation at the Santa María Ixcotel prison in the state of Oaxaca,
the following activities have been undertaken:
• Inmates who were housed in cell blocks 19, 20 and 21 and tower 3 have been
relocated in order to ease overcrowding in these quarters, which have also
undergone refurbishment;
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