Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation of Puerto Rico

Department overview
Formed	December 9, 1993 (1993-12-09)
Preceding agencies	Corrections Administration Juvenile Institutions Administration Labor and Training Enterprises Corporation Office of Pretrial Services Parole Board
Jurisdiction	executive branch
Headquarters	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Motto	Security, Rehabilitation
Employees	5,386
Department executive	Carlos Molina Rodríguez, Secretary of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Key documents	Article VI of the Constitution of Puerto Rico Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1993
Website	www.ac.gobierno.pr

The Department of Correction and Rehabilitation of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Departamento de Corrección y Rehabilitación de Puerto Rico) is the executive department of the government of Puerto Rico responsible for structuring, developing, and coordinating the public policies of Puerto Rico over its correctional system and the rehabilitation of its adult and young population.

Agencies

• Corrections Administration
• Juvenile Institutions Administration
• Labor and Training Enterprises Corporation
• Office of Pretrial Services
• Parole Board

Prisons

The main women's prison, Escuela Industrial para Mujeres in Vega Alta, opened in 1954, replacing a prison in Areceibo; work began on the facility in 1952. Puerto Rico also operates the Hogar de Adaptación Social en Vega Alta, which opened in 1987, and the Hogar Intermedio para Mujeres in Río Piedras, which opened in 1996.

Secretary

Main articles: Secretary of Corrections and Rehabilitation of Puerto Rico and List of Secretaries of Corrections and Rehabilitation of Puerto Rico

External links

• Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (Spanish)