
Melvin Rosales
Melvin Rosales serves as the subdirector of the Guatemalan Penitentiary System, where he is responsible for overseeing security and surveillance within the country's prisons. Recently, he acknowledged significant challenges facing the penitentiary system, particularly regarding the lack of operational surveillance cameras in most facilities. Under the current framework of the institution, Rosales aims to achieve comprehensive surveillance control across all centers by September 2026, as part of a broader initiative to enhance prison security and reduce incidents of crime coordination from within.
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Melvin Rosales is the deputy director of the Penitentiary System of Guatemala and explained the implementation of virtual visits in prisons.
Visitas virtuales para menores se implementarán en seis cárceles de baja peligrosidadMelvin Rosales is the Deputy Director of the Penitentiary System who explained the results of a pilot test for cellular signal inhibition in prisons.
la propuesta se eleva a Q110 millones y frena su ejecuciónMelvin Rosales is the Deputy Director of the Penitentiary System who admitted the lack of camera control in prisons.
Gobernación proyecta invertir Q10 millones para bloquear llamadas e internet en ocho cárceles




