Bill proposes a statute for prison service officers

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1. The bill proposes a law that gathers into a single text the statute governing the staff of the National Corps of Penal Institutions, because current rules are scattered, outdated and create legal uncertainty.
2. Prison officers would be civil servants with a civil nature and would act as agents of the authority when performing their duties. Their official reports, records and complaints would enjoy a presumption of truthfulness.
3. The proposal organizes the staff into five corps (Technicians, Health, Nurses, Management and Officers) and sets the duties and the university or academic degree required to join each one.
4. Entry would be through a competitive examination, with requirements such as Spanish nationality, being at least 18 years old and not being disqualified. The proposal also covers internal promotion, professional careers and training provided by the Prison Studies School.
5. The proposal includes specific rights and duties: protection against assaults through a specific protocol, legal defense and civil liability insurance paid by the Administration, rewards such as the Prison Merit Medals, and the wearing of a uniform with an identifying badge.
6. It creates a second activity status for officers working in direct contact with inmates: they could move to it due to insufficient physical or mental fitness or by age, receiving full basic pay plus an allowance of 80% of general complementary pay.

Who it affects

• Officers of the National Corps of Penal Institutions: They would be the main group affected: their rights, duties, pay, administrative situations and careers would be regulated in a single law.
• People who want to take the entrance exams for these corps: They would have to meet requirements such as Spanish nationality, a minimum age of 18 and the degree required for each corps, and pass the competitive examination.
• Secretaría General de Instituciones Penitenciarias (General Secretariat of Penal Institutions): It would concentrate staff management, entrance competitions and approval of protocols and work calendars.
• Labor staff at prisons: They would be governed by the Basic Statute of Public Employees and could receive the same rewards as officers, but functions involving public authority would be reserved to career civil servants.

Words worth knowing

Régimen estatutario

The set of rules governing the rights, duties and working conditions of a group of civil servants.

Agente de la autoridad

A legal status giving an officer reinforced protection and making what they record in writing especially strong as evidence.

Oposición

A selection system based on passing knowledge or aptitude tests against other candidates.

Promoción interna

A route for civil servants to move up to a higher corps by passing tests reserved for existing civil servants.

Segunda actividad

A special status for officers working in direct contact with inmates who no longer meet the physical or mental fitness requirements or exceed the set age; they remain available to the Administration with guaranteed pay.

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