Nicaragua
Introduction and Recent News
Other News
- PF Nicaragua providing legal services for prisoners
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In 2011, PF Nicaragua formed the Defensoría Social to provide legal counsel to prisoners who may have completed sentences or earned the possibility of release through various legal mechanisms. A team consisting of three volunteer lawyers and eleven law students identify qualifying prisoners and bring their case before the courts.
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- PF Nicaragua promoting legal assistance for prisoners
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In their work with prisoners, PF Nicaragua volunteers often encounter prisoners who have completed their sentences but not been released due to judicial delays as well as other legal issues. In response, the national ministry developed two partnerships resulting in agreements with The Supreme Court of Justice of Nicaragua and the American College University in Managua. The agreements create mechanisms for PF Nicaragua social defense volunteers, aided by law students, to provide assistance to review and process cases.
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- Discarded, Reclaimed, and Renewed
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Through daycare and schooling, PF Nicaragua rescues kids from spending their days amidst the rotting garbage in La Chureca.
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- From Drug Kingpin to Preacher
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After he was convicted of drug-smuggling, Norwin Meneses plotted to assassinate the chief prison warder, but then something changed. Click below to read of his dramatic transformation and learn about PFI's newest DVD that features his story.
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Mailing Address
Del Hotel Mansion Teodolinda
20 Baras al Lago Edificio Grupo Legis
No. 422 Residencial Bolonia
Managua,
Nicaragua
Affiliate Details
- Board Chairperson: Luis Amado Peña Rojas
Contact Information
- Phone: +(505) 2 222 4694
- Phone: +(505) 2 266 7400
- Fax: +(505) 2 222 2098
- Email: pfi.ccn@pfnicaragua.org
- Email: pfi.ccn@gmail.com
