RD$450 million for Higuey jail

[NewsWhore]

At a ceremony yesterday the government launched the construction of a new jail in Higuey with an initial cost of RD$450 million. The jail will have the capacity to house 600 inmates. Ten percent of the initial cost of the project, RD$45 million, has been given to the three companies contracted to build the jail. Hoy newspaper writes that the authorities hope to have the jail ready for inauguration in December.

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