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266. The plan to build new infrastructure includes the construction of two federal
penitentiaries with high-security installations to house kidnappers, as provided for in the
national agreement on security, justice and the rule of law, and the building of 12 federal
prisons under public-private project development partnerships.13
267. One of the planned facilities, to be located in Guasave, Sinaloa, will operate as a
multi-level prison with a security wing for kidnappers and at the initial stage will be able to
accommodate 633 convicted persons.
268. The second facility will be located in Papantla, Veracruz, and will be the first prison
complex in the country to have security wings for all risk levels. It will have the capacity to
hold 1,600 convicted persons.
1.
Federal District
269. Work began during 2012 in the Federal District on the construction of two blocks at
the northern remand prison for men to house 1,500 inmates, which will make it possible to
reduce overcrowding.
2.
Mexico state
270. The government of Mexico state intends in 2012 to bring into operation the Tenango
del Valle and Tenancingo penitentiaries, which will accommodate 1,250 prisoners, thereby
easing problems of overpopulation.
271. In the municipality of Nezahualcóyotl the buildings occupied by the Neza southern
and northern remand prisons in Mexico state are currently undergoing complete restoration.
The former will operate as a specialized institution for the treatment of women and the
latter as a psychosocial rehabilitation institution for prisoners with psychiatric problems.
272. There are plans to expand the accommodation at the Ecatepec and Neza Bordo
remand prisons by 1,000 new beds and to construct a prison complex at Otumba Tepachico,
providing an additional 1,000 beds.
273. The state government has begun work on building an institution where psychiatric
prisoners will receive ongoing specialized care in decent premises specially designed for
their surveillance, attention and treatment, with a concentration of both human and material
resources (personnel and controlled medication), thereby avoiding conflicts with other
inmates.
3.
State of Jalisco
274. In order to increase prison capacity in the state of Jalisco, two facilities are currently
being constructed. One is the Guadalajara metropolitan prison, which is to be located at the
state penitentiary complex and will accommodate 480 male prisoners. The other, to be built
in the municipality of Colotlán, will house 50 male and 7 female prisoners. The aim is thus
to expand holding capacity at the state level from 9,304 to 9,841 beds.
275. The opening of these facilities is dependent on completion of the work and the
fitting out of the premises.
4.
State of Oaxaca
276. The necessary steps are being taken in the state of Oaxaca to build a new federal
penitentiary that complies with the required standards of security, space, ventilation, natural
13
Four working reports, Ministry of Public Security, p. 75.
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