Overview
- The Ministry of Justice and the National Penitentiary Institute issued official condolences after Paredes’s death was announced on Friday, May 29.
- Paredes led the INPE from July 2025 until he submitted an irrevocable resignation on January 20, 2026.
- In early 2026 he publicly reported serious cardiac problems that he said were aggravated by the stress of running the prison system, and several outlets say he was hospitalized before his death.
- His January resignation followed a Cuarto Poder report alleging irregular hires at the INPE and reporting that the public prosecutor had opened a fiscal probe into an alleged negotiation to free a former police officer.
- Paredes was also a well‑known private lawyer for high‑profile entertainers, and clients such as Rodrigo González and Yahaira Plasencia posted public farewells while the family shared wake details.