Audit & Accreditation Services for Mexican Correctional Facilities

Organized criminal groups frequently oversee illicit activities from within Mexicos penitentiary system, often affecting the public through the trafficking of drugs, weapons, and illicit goods, as well as extortion calls to U.S. citizens. Accreditation of prisons helps establish and improve procedures and processes by requiring the implementation of strict controls over the security of correctional facilities. This helps the Government of Mexico (GOM) establish more control within the prisons and curb activity by organized crime. One of the Mexican Penitentiary Systems challenges is to ensure that there is significant control of correctional environments that are free from corruption, providing a safe and secure environment. To fulfill this mission, Mexico needs to correct physical conditi