National Penitentiary and Prison Institute (Colombia) explained
| Agency Name: | National Penitentiary and Prison Institute |
| Nativename: | Spanish; Castilian: Instituto Nacional Penitenciario y Carcelario |
| Seal: | Inpec logo.jpg |
| Formed: | [1] |
| Preceding1: | General Directorate of Prisons |
| Headquarters: | Calle 26 № 27-48
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Budget: | COP$1,202,174,529,951 (2012)[2]
COP$891,264,671,119 (2013)[3]
COP$938,995,115,725 (2014)[4] |
| Chief1 Name: | Brig Gen Saúl Torres Mojica |
| Chief1 Position: | Director |
| Parent Agency: | Ministry of Justice and Law |
The National Penitentiary and Prison Institute, INPEC, is the Colombian central government agency responsible for the incarceration and rehabilitation of convicted criminal offenders, and administration of the penitentiary institutions in the country[5]
Notes and References
- Colombia, President of. 31 December 1992. Decreto 2160 de 1992. Diario Oficial. 40,703. 0122-2112. 500057889. 6 May 2013. Spanish.
- Ley 1485 de 2011. Diario Oficial. 14 December 2011. 48,283. 6 May 2013. Colombia, Congress of. 6. Spanish. 0122-2112. 500057889. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140109013324/http://190.147.213.68:8080/HOMEPAGE/DIARIO_OFICIAL/2011/48283.pdf. 9 January 2014.
- Ley 1593 de 2012. Diario Oficial. 10 December 2012. 48,640. 6 May 2013. Colombia, Congress of. 5. Spanish. 0122-2112. 500057889. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140109014857/http://190.147.213.68:8080/HOMEPAGE/DIARIO_OFICIAL/2012/48640.pdf. 9 January 2014.
- Ley 1687 de 2014. Diario Oficial. 11 December 2013. 49,001. 8 January 2014. Colombia, Congress of. Congress of Colombia. 8. Spanish. 0122-2112. 500057889. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140109013400/http://190.147.213.68:8080/HOMEPAGE/DIARIO_OFICIAL/2013/49001.pdf. 9 January 2014.
- Web site: Evolución Carcelaria en Colombia y Nacimiento del Instituto Nacional Penitenciario y Carcelario . Prison Evolution in Colombia and Birth of the National Penitentiary and Prison Institute . 2010-11-20 . Spanish . National Penitentiary and Prison Institute . https://web.archive.org/web/20120315061400/http://www.inpec.gov.co/portal/page/portal/Inpec/SeccionInpeccomoinstitucion/ReseniaHistorica . 2012-03-15 . dead .
