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Governor of Puerto Rico: Appointer: Governor of Puerto Rico with advice and consent from the Senate: Term length: At the pleasure of the Governor: Precursor: Commissioner of Safety and Public Protection: Formation: April 10, 2017; 7 years ago (), 20. 2017. First holder: Héctor Pesquera: Salary: $180,000 USD: Website: www.pr.gov
In March 2012, Puerto Rico contracted with Corrections Corporation of America to send as many as 480 inmates to CCA's Cimarron Correctional Facility near Cushing, Oklahoma. [14] The three-year contract was brought to a premature close in June 2013 after unit-wide fights and "disruptive events", with the inmates sent home.
The Aguadilla City Police Department (A.C.P.D.)(Spanish: Policia Municipal de Aguadilla) are the local police force in the town of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. [1]It was created under law #19 of May 12, 1977, known as Ley de la Policia Municipal (Municipal Police Law) creating the local police forces in each city of Puerto Rico.
The Escuela Industrial para Mujeres (Industrial School for Women) is a women's prison in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico. The facility has an official capacity of 471 inmates, and opened in 1954. There were 420 women incarcerated in 2015; 97 were imprisoned for controlled substances violations and another 97 for property crimes.
The Puerto Rico Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services Administration [1] —Spanish: Administración de Servicios de Salud Mental y Contra la Adicción (ASSMCA)— is a Puerto Rico-based organization associated with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. [2]
The Puerto Rico Commission on Public Service — Spanish: Comisión de Servicio Público (CSP) — is one of Puerto Rico's oldest regulatory bodies whose jurisdiction has changed over the years. The CSP currently regulates the retail sale of natural gas, trucking, and jitneys , among other regulatory functions.
The Puerto Rico Bureau of Forensic Science (Spanish: Negociado de Ciencias Forenses de Puerto Rico (NCF)) is the sole medical examiner of Puerto Rico and its municipalities. The bureau is headquartered in San Juan .
Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (born July 16, 1948), [1] known professionally as Rubén Blades (Spanish: [ruˈβem ˈblaðes], but [-ˈbleðs] in Panama and within the family), [2] is a Panamanian musician, singer, composer, actor, activist, and politician, performing musically most often in the salsa, and Latin jazz genres.