Escuela Industrial para Mujeres Vega Alta
| Location | Vega Alta, Puerto Rico |
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| Status | Operational |
| Capacity | 471[1] |
| Opened | 1954 |
| Managed by | Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation |
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.[2]
References
- ↑ "locations". Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ "Federal Judge Allows Punitive Damages Claim when Puerto Rico Women's Prison Segregates "Butch" Inmates". LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
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Coordinates: 18°24′44″N 66°18′49″W / 18.412195°N 66.313701°W
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