The Criminal, Misdemeanor, and Offenses Court No. 23 solved this Friday a habeas corpus appeal filed by the Ombudsman's Office of the City of Buenos Aires and ordered the immediate transfer of the convicted individuals detained in police stations and Buenos Aires detention centers to federal penitentiary units.
Judge Norberto Luis Circo based his decision on the fact that the detention conditions in these places are "inadequate and violate constitutional rights." The measure was taken after the large number of inmate escapes in Buenos Aires territory due to the poor management of Jorge Macri and Minister Waldo Wolff.
"The excess of convicted detainees housed in detention centers and police stations of the City Police only deteriorates the detention system," stated the magistrate.
Jorge Macri y Waldo Wolff.
"It is evident that those convicted by the National Justice should enter directly into the orbit of the Federal Penitentiary Service, not, as currently, remain detained in City locations, which should be for the exclusive use of this City and for transit," he added.
As of February 18, there were 2,455 people detained in police stations and detention centers in the City, places that "do not meet the minimum conditions required by national and international regulations for the detention of convicted individuals."
The court's resolution comes after the National Security Minister, Patricia Bullrich, and the Buenos Aires City Mayor, Jorge Macri, agreed this week on the transfer of convicted detainees to Federal Penitentiary Service (SPF) units "as quickly as possible."
Patricia Bullrich, ministra de Seguridad.
The prison crisis, evidenced by the recent escapes in the City, caused a strong clash between Bullrich and her Buenos Aires counterpart, Waldo Wolff, who did not take responsibility for the situation.
"A prisoner escapes every day, so he doesn't take responsibility. The prisoners belong to the city," criticized Bullrich in statements to LN+. The dispute between the two officials intensified after Wolff held a press conference in which he denied his responsibility following the escape of six inmates from a detention center in Caballito, which occurred ten days ago.
