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personnel to handle complaints and forward them to the central authority for further
investigation, thus forming an internal human rights network.
(d)
Prison management, corruption and system of privileges (paras. 58–62)
91.
The Transparency and Anti-Corruption Directorate, under the authority of the
Ministry of Justice and Labour, has been working on some specific mechanisms in this
area, focusing initially on Tacumbú National Prison, with the goal of creating an effective
system which could be replicated in other prisons.
92.
Furthermore, in May of 2011, the Minister of Justice and Labour ordered the
replacement of the director of Pedro Juan Caballero prison and the indictment and dismissal
of 17 prison employees following a prison break by 6 inmates.
(e)
Investigation into events in Tacumbú (para. 63)
93.
When the director of Tacumbú prison was dismissed after the exposure of a childpornography ring in the prison, the Ministry of Justice and Labour intervened through the
Directorate-General of Prisons and Corrections. The prison director was charged by the
public prosecutor following the criminal investigation.
(f)
Measures for the prevention and suppression of corruption (para. 64 (a)–(e))
94.
The Ministry of Justice and Labour has initiated an audit focusing on anti-corruption
and transparency. The auditors, in conjunction with the Directorate-General of Human
Rights, are expected to devise permanent, efficient mechanisms for internal use, one of
which will be a code of conduct.
95.
Work is also under way on establishing a training school for prison officers, with the
help of foreign cooperation agencies, civil society organizations and the Ministry of the
Interior (which will bring to bear its knowledge of the structure of the police academy). The
school is expected to be located in Tacumbú National Prison.
(g)
Narcotics (para. 65)
96.
The Prison Oversight Unit established by the Supreme Court of Justice has
confirmed that on 4 and 5 April 2010, 10 July 2010 and 21 March 2011, guards caught four
women trying to enter the Tacumbú prison with narcotics. The guards reported details of
the incident to the judicial authorities for the purpose of the criminal proceedings.
97.
On 5 April 2010, another woman caught attempting to smuggle drugs into the same
prison was sentenced to 8 years’ imprisonment.
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