ACCREDITATION OF STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION OF STANDARDS

For ICPALA, it is vital to verify the optimal conditions and implementation and compliance with the highest international standards in security, protection, order, entry and classification, material conditions of the facilities, activities and regime, physical and mental health, discipline, contact with the outside world, human capital, criminal enforcement, and transparency and accountability, in order to grant accreditation to either processes, facilities or entire penitentiary units. Accreditation means that optimal performance standards are met to manage efficient results in safe operating conditions. Meanwhile, certification refers to compliance with official or technical standards that assist in security processes. Both ensure the development of activities in an orderly, safe manner and in strict adherence to the human rights of persons deprived of liberty.