The AIDS screening campaign launched in Moroccan prisons ends on December 25. According to the General Delegation for Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR), 20,000 inmates will benefit from it.
The guide for the prevention of suicide, suicide attempts and attacks on physical integrity in penitentiary institutions was presented last Thursday in Rabat.
Faced with the refusal of the management of the Ras El Ma prison in Fez to respond favorably to their demands, the 6 Hirak detainees, including leader Nasser Zefzafi, announce a new hunger strike.
There is no agreement established between the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) and the National Human Rights Council regarding the Hirak detainees.
The number of detainees in Morocco reached a record high in September, according to figures provided by Mohamed Salah Tamek, Delegate General for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR). In total, 85,767 people are incarcerated.
Inmates convicted of financial offenses represent the majority of the prison population, according to statistics compiled by the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR).
Disciplinary measures have been taken against the prisoners of Ras El Ma in Fez , in the context of the events in Al-Hoceima, due to their "very serious violations of the law governing prisons and the internal regulations of their penitentiary institution".
In reaction to the "acts of violence", "rebellion, disobedience and attacks against prison officials" of which they have been guilty, the prisoners of the Hirak movement of Al Hoceima have been imposed by the General Directorate of Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) a series of restrictions on the enjoyment of their rights.
The Director of the Ras El Ma prison in Fez has been dismissed from his duties, following the investigation into the video attributed to Nasser Zefzafi. He loses his position as well as three other of his collaborators involved in the same case, according to a statement from the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR).
A formal denial has been provided by the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) , following statements it described as "false", reporting on a search that would have targeted prisoners linked to the events in Al Hoceima and who are inmates of the prison of Ras El Ma, in Fez.
The European Union (EU) has provided 1.5 million euros in funding to Morocco to upgrade the country’s prisons. This is the result of the Morocco-EU institutional twinning for support to strengthen the institutional capacities of the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) .
A "Code of Conduct and Professional Obligations of Personnel" has just been published by the Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR).