Even though visits to prisons are suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic, an exception is planned as part of the celebration of Eid Al-Adha. The General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) authorizes the families of inmates in all penitentiary institutions to bring food supplies from the second day of Eid Al-Kébir.
Hamid El Mahdaoui, recently released from prison, is already in the sights of the prison administration. His YouTube videos in which he talks about his incarceration conditions would be the cause.
The date for the resumption of family visits for prisoners in Moroccan prisons has been postponed to July 13. The announcement was made on Wednesday by the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Integration (DGAPR).
Prisons are also involved in the fight against the spread of covid-19. 20,000 masks will soon be produced daily by about twenty prisons, equipped with equipment and raw materials.
Moroccan prisons will contribute to the fight against coronavirus, through the manufacture of protective masks. The General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) announced on Tuesday the launch of a mask manufacturing project in production units within Moroccan prisons.
The General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) affirmed, on Monday, May 11, 2020, that the suspension of two officials at the local prison in Tangier was made in accordance with the legal and regulatory procedures in force.
The European Union is releasing 2 million DH to financially support the Moroccan Prison Administration.
In an effort to protect the prison environment against the coronavirus pandemic, the Moroccan Ministry of Justice has suspended the transfer of detainees to the courts, and has decided to experiment with holding remote hearings.
The results of the analyzes carried out for the samples of prisoners and officials from the 53 penitentiary institutions in connection with the new coronavirus (covid-19) were negative, said Saturday, the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR)
The General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) has decided to temporarily prohibit, for at least one month, the transfer of prisoners to the various courts of the kingdom and to coordinate with the competent judicial authority, the holding of remote hearings. This decision is part of the strengthening of efforts to control potential sources of transmission of coronavirus (covid-19) infection in prisons.
133 inmates have been infected by the new coronavirus at the local prison in Ouarzazate, while only one has tested positive at the local prison in Ksar El Kébir, according to information provided on Thursday by the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR).
Coronavirus is taking hold of prisons with cases of contamination. Around sixty people, mainly among employees, tested positive in a prison in southern Morocco.