Penitentiaries in the province of Guantanamo

From a report by Ferdinando Castro de Lardiller, published by Information Bridge Cuba Miami, on May 2002.

Guantanamo province

Population: 514,121
Penal population: More than 16,000
Penitentiary centers: 60 (includes maximum and minimum security prisons and penitentiaries with forced labor training).

The penitentiary centers are distributed by municipalities in the following manner:

EL SALVADOR MUNICIPALITY 14-01

1 - Correctional Center "La Lola"
2 - Correctional Center "La Majimiana"
3 - Correctional Center "Manigüero"
4 - Correctional Center "El Güiral"
5 - Correctional Center "San Idelfonso" (Women)
6 - Correctional Center "San Ildefonso" (Men)
7 - Correctional Center "Jagüeyon"
8 - Correctional Center "La Victoria"
9 - Correctional Center "Perseverancia"
10 - Correctional Center "Sabaneta"
11 - Correctional Center "Tumbalabana" (Women).
12 - Correctional Center "Limonar"
13 - Correctional Center "El Aguacate"
14 - Womens Maximum Security Prison "Tumbalabana"
15 - Prison for children (7 to 16 years old) "El Jobito"

GUANTÁNAMO MUNICIPALITY 14-02

1 - Women’s Maximum Security Prison
2 - Combinado de Guantánamo, with an area of 6 kilometers which are

composed of:

3 - Maximum Security Prison (Men)
4 - Prison A-500
5 - Prison For The Youth, From 17 To 21 Years Of Age.
6 - Provincial Military Prison "La Disciplinaria"
7 - Correctional Center A-500
8 - Correctional Center "El Organopónico"
9 - Correctional Center "El Nípero"
10 - Correctional Center "La Tagua"
11 - Correctional Center "Alto Del Mango"
12 - Correctional Center "Santa Catalina"
13 - Correctional Center "Montgomery"
14 - Correctional Center "El Yarey"
15 - Correctional Center "Santa Cecilia"
16 - Correctional Center "La Cantera"
17 - Correctional Center "La Sorpresa" Auto Pista
18 - Correctional Center "Granja Del Minint"
19 - Correctional Center "Casimba Arriba"
20 - Correctional Center "San Carlos"
21 - Correctional Center "Maqueisito"

YATERA MUNICIPALITY 14-03

1 - Correctional Center "La Bamba"
2 - Correctional Center "Vega Grande" "San Andrés"
3 - Correctional Center "Caridad de los Indios"

BARACOA MUNICIPALITY 14-04

1 – Maximum Security Prison for Men located at Paso de Cuba
2 - Correctional Center "El Mosquitero"
3 - Correctional Center "Loma Del Pino"
4 - Correctional Center "Manguito"

MAISÍ MUNICIPALITY 14-05

1 - Correctional Center "La Mulata"
2 - Correctional Center "La Máquina"
3 - Correctional Center "La Ceiba"
4 - Correctional Center "La Placita"
5 - Correctional Center "El Veril"
6 - Correctional Center "Cantillo"
7 - Correctional Center "Santa Martha" .

IMIAS MUNICIPALITY 14-06

1 - Correctional Center "Los Calderos"
2 - Correctional "Yacabo Arriba"

SAN ANTONIO DEL SUR MUNICIPALITY 14-07

1 - Correctional Center "Viento Frío"
2 - Correctional Center "Puriales de Caujerí"
3 - Correctional Center "Guaybano"

MANUEL TAMES MUNICIPALITY 14-08

1 - Correctional Center "El Corojo"
2 - Correctional Center "Ciro Fría" granja estatal
3 - Correctional Center "Santa Teresa"

CAIMANERA MUNICIPALITY 14-09

1 - Correctional Center "La Jabilla"
2 - Correctional Center "La Cerámica"
3 - Correctional Center "Loma de la Piña"

NICETO PÉREZ MUNICIPALITY 14-10

1 - Correctional Center "La Inagua" La Yaya
2 - Correctional Center "Granadillo"
3 - Correctional Center "Casimba De Filipina"
4 - Correctional Center "Maca Arriba"
5 - Correctional Center "Cabaña"
6 - Correctional Center "El Caro"

These penitentiaries are nothing more than Cuban exploitation centers, divided in two groups, those that respond to the Directions of Jails and those that respond to the Popular Power.

The Castro repressive system constantly violates the human rights of all the prisoners. Some of these violations are:

- The creation by penal authorities of organized gangs of highly dangerous inmates, to be used for brutal beatings of other prisoners, especially political prisoners.

- Little food, spolied most of the times.

- Continuous refusal to provide medical attention.

- Lack of medicines and articles of personal hygine.

- Denial of any correspondence between inmates and relatives.

- Sexual harassment of female relatives.

Report prepared by:

Ferdinando Castro de Lardiller, National Delegate of the Democratic Party November 30 "Frank País" and Coordinator of COOCE.