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