Devoto prison

The Devoto prison (Spanish: Cárcel de Devoto), currently named "Complejo Penitenciario Federal de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires", may house 1811 inmates. It was built in 1927 as a prison for petty thieves, and was managed by the federal police. There was a prison riot in 1978, the "Motín de los colchones", which ended with 60 to 65 deaths and 85 injuries.[1]

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced in 2011 that the prison would be closed, and the prisoners moved to a new one located in Mercedes, Buenos Aires. As of 2016, the works only advanced an 8%. It was announced then that the work would be restarted, and scheduled to finish in 2018. The prison in Mercedes was dropped in 2018, and a new one in Marcos Paz, Buenos Aires was announced instead.[1]

References

Sol Amaya (May 12, 2018). "El traslado de la cárcel de Devoto: las obras comenzarán en agosto y concluirán en 2020" [The move of the Devoto prison: the works will start in August and end in 2020] (in Spanish). La Nacion. Retrieved March 12, 2018.

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[tras-1] Sol Amaya (May 12, 2018). "El traslado de la cárcel de Devoto: las obras comenzarán en agosto y concluirán en 2020" [The move of the Devoto prison: the works will start in August and end in 2020] (in Spanish). La Nacion. Retrieved March 12, 2018.