The Puerto II prison in El Puerto de Santa María (Cádiz) is once again at the center of controversy after it was revealed that prisoner JPA, the alleged killer of Mabela 72-year-old teacher, committed the crime while on vacation in prison.
The victim’s lifeless body was found on November 23 in his chalet in an urban area of Valdelagrana. With clear signs of suffocation.
According to investigative sources, JPA was an inmate of the Center for Social Inclusion (CIS) in Jerez de la Frontera, which is administratively dependent on Puerto II and whose director is Gustavo Adolfo Villas Perez.
With Mabel’s murder, prison workers say a point has been reached where… “The situation in the center is not sustainable.” To tarnish his public reputation
It was the administration of this particular correctional center that allowed this Weekend vacation That the prisoner took the opportunity to commit the alleged murder with another person who had already been arrested by the National Police.
Currently prisoner In search and capture.
The Specialized Crimes and Violent Crimes Unit began investigating the case (Odev) from the El Puerto de Santa Maria Police Station, which was able to solve the murder motive in less than 72 hours.
An autopsy confirmed that Mabel had died of suffocation and investigators found evidence of the alleged perpetrators They tried to open the safe With the money the woman kept in her home.
This murder joins a series of events that have rocked the Puerto II Correctional Center in recent months and that have heightened workers’ criticism of the institution’s management.
In September, a prisoner in solitary confinement climbed onto the roof of the unit in a possible suicide attempt that was foiled by security personnel.
Additionally, in recent weeks, center staff have reported… The doctor and two officials were arrested Investigate them for their alleged participation in Introduction of drugs And stimulants in prison.
The case also involved another inmate who held the position of orderly in the prison infirmary and his wife who served as a liaison with officials.
Director resignation
These events continue to prompt representatives of workers in penal institutions to demand resignation Gustavo Villas Perezdirector of Puerto II, considering this “The situation is unsustainable” And that center “Lacks the right direction”.
Officials criticize the lack of strong measures and do not understand why the Secretary General of Prison Institutions, Luis Ángel Ortiz, has not yet removed the person in charge of the center despite the increasing problems.
They also denounced that the prison was “Abandoned to her fate”Without the support or resources needed to confront the growing internal conflict.
Prison institutions have not yet issued any official statement regarding these events.