{"id":509989,"date":"2026-06-05T10:58:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T14:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/dominguez-brito-the-government-abandoned-the-prisons-and-does-not-know-how-to-face-criminality\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T10:58:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T14:58:51","slug":"dominguez-brito-the-government-abandoned-the-prisons-and-does-not-know-how-to-face-criminality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/dominican-news\/dominguez-brito-the-government-abandoned-the-prisons-and-does-not-know-how-to-face-criminality\/","title":{"rendered":"Dom\u00ednguez Brito: \u201cThe Government abandoned the prisons and does not know how to face criminality\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Santiago.- The former Attorney General of the Republic, Francisco Dom\u00ednguez Brito, stated that the Government has abandoned the Dominican penitentiary system and questioned the current authorities&#8217; ability to promote a true judicial reform and confront criminality in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During his statements, the former official maintained that in recent years there have been no significant advances in penitentiary matters, beyond some repairs to existing infrastructure, which, in his view, evidences the lack of a comprehensive strategy for the rehabilitation of persons deprived of liberty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dom\u00ednguez Brito pointed out that the Dominican Republic needs the construction of new penitentiary centers and the implementation of policies aimed at the social reintegration of inmates, with the purpose of reducing criminal recidivism and strengthening citizen security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese have been lost years. Policy regarding criminality and the prison system must promote the internal restructuring of the individual so that they do not reoffend. However, that model has been totally abandoned during these years,\u201d he\/she expressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former attorney general considered that the initiatives promoted by the Government have been insufficient in the face of growing challenges in terms of security and justice, and asserted that the penitentiary system continues to face structural problems that limit its rehabilitation capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>You might be interested in: <a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/nacionales\/elias-pina-jornada-asistencial\/\">Residents in Elias Pi\u00f1a receive assistance day led by Community Development<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Likewise, he criticized President Luis Abinader, stating that the current administration lacks a clear vision regarding judicial reform and the necessary actions to effectively confront criminality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dom\u00ednguez Brito&#8217;s statements come amid the national debate on the modernization of the justice system, citizen security, and the conditions of the country&#8217;s penitentiary centers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santiago.- The former Attorney General of the Republic, Francisco Dom\u00ednguez Brito, stated that the Government has abandoned the Dominican penitentiary system and questioned the current authorities&#8217; ability to promote a true judicial reform and confront criminality in the country. 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