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Morena Rial Transferred to Magdalena Prison After Home Release Revoked

The court revoked her home release for noncompliance, prompting a defense push for review.

Overview

  • Rial was moved to Unidad Penitenciaria N°51 in Magdalena and placed in an isolated single-cell area known as “el buzón,” according to her lawyers.
  • The Buenos Aires provincial judiciary cited missed check-ins, lack of proof of psychological or psychiatric treatment, and no verified means of subsistence in revoking the extraordinary domiciliary release.
  • She remains detained pending trial on an aggravated robbery charge under the ‘escruche’ modality tied to a January 18 incident in Villa Adelina.
  • New counsel Martín Leiro joined Alejandro Cipolla in questioning the rapid 48‑hour transfer from a police station to a penitentiary and preparing challenges such as a review request and a potential habeas corpus, while noting planned psychiatric evaluation in custody.
  • Jorge Rial publicly acknowledged the revocation for rule violations, reports surfaced of a family dispute over a proposed in‑prison first birthday visit for her son, and the influencer posted Instagram stories from custody seeking advertising deals and addressing critics.