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Staff Protests Demand Safety Overhaul After Psychologist Assault at Sevilla II Prison

Solidarity protests in Sevilla, Palma highlight union demands for alarm devices, more staff, revised classification protocols following the hospitalization of a prison psychologist.

Funcionarios de la prisión de Palma protestando por la falta de medidas de protección
Imagen de la cárcel de Palma.
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Overview

  • On July 8 a multirecidivist inmate at Sevilla II prison attacked a psychologist during a one-on-one interview, causing serious injuries that required hospital treatment
  • The attacker, identified as J.M.P.S., has been transferred to a psychiatric penitentiary center and faces formal investigation under Peafa procedures and a court referral
  • ACAIP-UGT, CSIF and other unions staged demonstrations to press for individual panic buttons, emergency devices and a complete overhaul of internal classification
  • Chronic understaffing with more than 4,000 vacancies and repeated violent incidents at Sevilla II have amplified calls for secure interview areas and better monitoring protocols
  • Instituciones Penitenciarias says Peafa and judicial processes are in motion as unions push for concrete safety measures to protect prison professionals