Location Vega Alta, Puerto Rico Phone +1 787-236-2901 Opened 1954 | Status Operational Capacity 471 | |
Managed by Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Address Vega Alta, 00692, Puerto Rico Similar DCR Institucio Juveniles, Metropolit Detention Center, Oso Blanco Penitenti, Academia Ramos & Morales, Universid Central de Bayamón | ||
The Escuela Industrial para Mujeres (Industrial School for Women) is a women's prison in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico. The facility has an official capacity of 471 inmates, and opened in 1954.
In 2012 federal judge Daniel R. Dominguez for the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico allowed an inmates' suit to go forward. The inmates sought damages from an incident where more masculine prisoners were segregated, herded into a visitation area, and taunted and threatened for days.
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Escuela Industrial para Mujeres Vega Alta Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA