Human Rights Commission opens prison investigations

The State Human Rights Commission has opened 11 cases after complaints were filed for the lack of healthcare services and sanitary measures to avoid virus contagion in prisons.

Of those cases only one was reported in Mexicali Prison, La Crónica newspaper reported.

The complaints were filed beginning March 25.

The local case was registered last Friday after two prisoners died allegedly of SARS CoV-2.

Undersecretary of the Prison System Salvador Morales confirmed the deaths, but the official added the causes of death have yet to be confirmed.

According to the newspaper, the commission has filed three warnings with the prison system after receiving complaints of food and healthcare service deficiencies as well as lack of medicines and sports, educational, work or cultural activities.

The most recent cases deal with issues over medical attention for those who have respiratory problems and COVID-19 testing.