Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation of Puerto Rico
Department overview
Formed December 9, 1993 (1993-12-09)
Preceding agencies
  • Corrections Administration
  • Juvenile Institutions Administration
  • Labor and Training Enterprises Corporation
  • Office of Pretrial Services
  • Parole Board
Jurisdiction executive branch
Headquarters San Juan, Puerto Rico
Motto Security, Rehabilitation
Employees 5,386
Department executive
Key documents
Website www.ac.gobierno.pr

The Department of Correction and Rehabilitation of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Departamento de Corrección y Rehabilitación de Puerto Rico) is the executive department of the government of Puerto Rico responsible for structuring, developing, and coordinating the public policies of Puerto Rico over its correctional system and the rehabilitation of its adult and young population.[1]

Agencies

Prisons

The main women's prison, Escuela Industrial para Mujeres in Vega Alta, opened in 1954, replacing a prison in Areceibo; work began on the facility in 1952. Puerto Rico also operates the Hogar de Adaptación Social en Vega Alta, which opened in 1987, and the Hogar Intermedio para Mujeres in Río Piedras, which opened in 1996.[2]

Secretary

External links

References

  1. "Contáctenos." Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation of Puerto Rico. Retrieved on May 19, 2010. "Dirección Física: Ave. Teniente Cesar Gonzalez. Esq. Calle Juan Calaf #34. Urb. Industrial Tres Monjitas. San Juan, PR 00917"
  2. "Perfil de la Población de Mujeres Confinadas Año 2015" (Archive). Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Retrieved on December 9, 2015.
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