The Ministry of Justice had to intervene in Pococí prison, after a gang of 17 prisoners altered the order and security of the penitenciary center.
Reportedly, the prisoners of Hall D-2 raised an appeal and explained that the gang charged for the use of beds and microwaves and they also sell phones and even food.
In total, a group of 170 prisoners were reported to have shared the area and practically felt threatened by the group.
In response to the Constitutional Court, the Director of the Center for Institutional Care Pococí, Marianella Fallas, confirmed the existence of the gang and noted that since late January the authorities broke it up with relocations in other sectors of the penitentiary center.
The relocated subjects are named Saborío, Quirós, Fernández, Brown, Briton, Coto, Cubero, García and Molina. In addition, four other men named Castillo, Sandoval, Betanco and Granadosa were transferred to another prison with greater containment.
The investigation on this group of violent criminals started after one prisoner suffered a series of attacks that kept him incapacitated for seven days.
In a report by Minister of Justice Cecilia Sánchez and Mariano Barrantes, Director General of Social Adaptation, it was determined that the attack was caused only by one person, but after a series of interviews they confirmed the existence of a gang in Hall D2.
The group originated from the nature of the relations and dynamics developed by the inmates.
The Constitutional Chamber ruled in favor of the appeal filed by the prisoners and ordered the State to pay the costs and damages caused.