The director general of prisons, Mario Acosta, has instructed the traditional jails to allow prisoners to see their partners and their children, regardless of age, and other direct family members this Sunday, 27 May, which is Mother's Day in the Dominican Republic.

All children must show their birth certificates identifying them as the children of the prisoner.

Last Sunday, 20 May, visits to inmates were suspended so that their relatives could vote in the Presidential elections, as reported in El Dia.

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