Former Minister of Transport, José Luis Abalos, and his former advisor, Koldo García, spent their first night behind bars in the Soto del Real prison, where they are serving their death sentence. Preventive detention By decision of the investigating judge of the Supreme Court, Leopoldo Puente.
Lawyer Xavi Abat, known on social media as @xavi_abat, posted a video about what his new life would be like without freedom in a center that “is not a 5-star hotel,” as he admits. One of the first restrictions comes as soon as you enter the prison center, and it has to do with clothing. According to prison regulations, any dangerous object is prohibited, therefore, Zippers, laces, medals, watcheseverything. Cell phones are not like that,” he points out. A prison official consulted him Spain information He already mentioned in a previous post some of the things he couldn’t fit in his backpack, like a toothbrush or a simple hoodie.
The lawyer explains that at the entrance, the documents, money and credit cards in his possession were confiscated. “There are no supermarkets or things like that. They have a card linked to the commissioner, A A kind of cooperation Where your relatives can put money so you can buy basic necessities.
Among the goods in this warehouse is tobacco, and he points out that “prisoners also smoke, like in the movies.” However, alcohol consumption is not permitted. saleas the regulations understand that it can change behavior and prohibit drinking alcohol.
Despite this deprivation of freedom, the legal expert points out that emotional encounters are permitted, but with… Certain restrictions. “(Ábalos and Koldo) have to prove that there is an emotional connection, and that they are their de facto partner or girlfriend,” says the lawyer, who adds that they have to prove that this relationship is not a estranged relationship. Depending on which prison center the prisoner is in, he or she will be able to enjoy these things Face to face One or two days a month, with a maximum of one to two hours. “All this with Calls, visits, correspondenceHe confirms that it is fully organized.
According to the latest state budgets, the Ministry of the Interior allocated a total of 1.326 million euros to the budget of the secretariat of penal institutions for the year 2023. We must remember that this item covers not only the lives of prisoners, but also concepts such as Staff expenses, goods and services, and financial expenses and current transfers, among others. According to the Interior Ministry, the number of inmates in Spanish prisons reached about 54,000 last year. It should be noted that Spanish prisons are among the least saturated in Europe, recording 74 prisoners for every 100 available places in January 2024.
With a simple calculation, we can deduce the annual cost per prisoner in the country. If it is divided total €1.326 million were counted from 46,468 prisonersThe result is expenses of approximately €24,555 per year per inmate. Thus, the monthly cost amounts to 2,050 euros, while the daily cost reaches 85 euros for a person deprived of liberty.