Estremera Prison
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The Centro Penitenciaro Madrid VII, better known as Estremera Prison (Spanish: Prisión de Estremera) is a prison in Estremera, in the Community of Madrid, Spain.
History
The prison was opened on 15 July 2008 by Ministry of the Interior Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, and took in inmates from September. It was the seventh prison in the region and first to be built in the 21st century. Built to alleviate overcrowding at the other six, it has 1,214 cells including 74 that are high-security; it replaced the one in Aranjuez (1,157) as the largest prison in the region. Architect Marta Cao designed it with colours, gardens and solar panels to create a less uncomfortable atmosphere. Women are also detained at the prison, in segregated blocks.[1]
By November 2017, its capacity was recorded as 1,500. It cost €100 million to build.[2]
In April 2020, it was reported to be the prison most affected by COVID-19, with 15 inmates and four workers infected.[3] In November 2020, staff were formally investigated for alleged abuses. The prison had received 40 allegations of torture in the last five years.[4]
Notable inmates
- Patrick Nogueira, Brazilian serving three life sentences plus 25 years for murdering four family members in 2016. Held in solitary confinement wing.[5] Moved in November 2021 after being beaten by inmates.[6]
- Torbe, Spanish pornographer, served six months of pre-trial detention in 2016 for alleged sex trafficking.[7]
- Francisco Granados, People's Party politician in the Community of Madrid, served 31 months of pre-trial detention for alleged financial crimes.[8] He had assisted in the opening of the prison.[9]
- Oriol Junqueras, Raül Romeva, Joaquim Forn, Jordi Turull, Josep Rull, Carles Mundó and Santi Vila. Catalan separatist politicians arrested over the 2017 Catalan independence referendum.[10][11][12][13][14]
- Francisco Javier García Gaztelu. ETA commander known as "Txapote", sentenced to over 500 years in prison for assassinations of figures including Miguel Ángel Blanco and Gregorio Ordóñez. Transferred to Estremera in March 2021.[15]
References
- ^ Cano, Luis (16 July 2008). "Estremera, primera cárcel que se abre en la Comunidad en una década" [Estremera, first prison opened in the Community for a decade]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Estremera, la cárcel más moderna de Madrid, inaugurada en 2008" [Estremera, Madrid's most modern prison, inaugurated in 2008]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2 November 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "La prisión de Estremera, la más afectada, espera las pruebas del Coronavirus" [Estremera Prison, the most affected, awaits coronavirus tests]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 14 April 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Siete funcionarios de la prisión de Estremera son expedientados por supuestas palizas a presos" [Seven staff members at the Estremera Prison are indicted for alleged beatings of prisoners]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 11 November 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ Duva, Raquel (15 November 2019). "Patrick Nogueira, un año después de su condena por el crimen de Pioz: "No se arrepiente; sólo le importa haber perdido su juventud"" [Patrick Nogueira, a year after his conviction for the Pioz crime: "He has not repented; all that mattered to him was losing his youth"] (in Spanish). Nius Diario. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ Lázaro, Fernando (5 December 2021). "La 'ley de la cárcel' contra el asesino de Pioz" [The 'law of the prison' against the Pioz murderer]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Torbe sale de prisión tras pagar una fianza de 100.000 euros" [Torbe leaves prison after paying 100,000 euros in bond]. El País (in Spanish). 7 November 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ Arechederra, Luis P.; Abad, Marcelino (15 June 2017). "Granados, en libertad 31 meses después de ser encarcelado por la Púnica" [Granados, freed 31 months after being jailed for the Púnica case]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ Herraiz, Pablo (3 November 2014). "El día que Granados inauguró la cárcel donde ahora duerme" [The day Granados inaugurated the prison where he now sleeps]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Serrat visita a Junqueras y Romeva en la prisión de Estremera" [Serrat visits Junqueras and Romeva in Estremera Prison]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 23 June 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Una visita a Joaquim Forn en la cárcel de Estremera" [A visit to Joaquim Forn in Estremera Prison]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). 5 March 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Jordi Turull 'pide' que le envíen cartas a la cárcel de Estremera" [Jordi Turull 'asks' to be sent letters at Estremera Prison]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 27 March 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ Camps, Carlota (4 December 2017). "Rull, Turull, Romeva i Mundó surten de la presó d'Estremera" [Rull, Turull, Romeva and Mundó leave Estremera Prison]. El Nacional (in Catalan). Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "El exconseller Santi Vila deja la cárcel tras pagar fianza de 50.000 euros" [Former assembly member Santi Vila leaves prison after paying 50,000 euro bond] (in Spanish). EFE. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Interior traslada a la cárcel de Estremera a 'Txapote', el etarra condenado por asesinar a Miguel Ángel Blanco" [Ministry of the Interior transfers 'Txapote', the ETA member sentenced for assassinating Miguel Ángel Blanco, to Estremera Prison] (in Spanish). RTVE. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2023.