Overview

• On June 28, inmate C. R.H. in module 20 of Picassent prison strangled and beat an officer during dinner distribution.
• The officer sustained multiple contusions and a cervical contracture, prompting a medical leave of several weeks.
• The next day the same inmate issued new death threats to other staff, declaring her intent to inflict greater harm.
• ACAIP-UGT blamed ‘buenista’ management policies for security gaps and demanded a realistic aggression-prevention protocol and formal authority status for officers.
• Spain’s prisons report more than 4,000 staff vacancies and have failed to close unsafe modules despite Ombudsman recommendations.