WGA/8/9
Sponsored by Onella Sharma, Emma Berryhill, Lena Doetzer, Margaret White of Ravenwood High School
The delegates above represented the Delegation of Chile.
This legislation was filed in the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural category
Presented as part of the MUN B 2023 conference
| 1 | To the 2023 General Assembly of The United Nations, |
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| 3 | Acknowledging the ongoing problem of overcrowding in prisons, the republic of Chile will do |
| 4 | anything possible to solve this problem, |
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| 6 | Concerned that in the last 10 years there have been multiple incidents of prisoners being put in |
| 7 | dangerous and unsanitary situations because of the overcrowding in 50% of the prisons in Chile, |
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| 9 | Stressing that it is urgent that the conditions within prisons are addressed to ensure the dignity |
| 10 | and well-being of all individuals currently deprived of their rights to safety and security, |
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| 12 | Taking into account that overcrowding is caused by the uneven distribution of people among the |
| 13 | prisons along with high incarceration rates, |
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| 15 | Recognizing that statistics have shown that in Chile’s most crowded prisons in 2010, on average at |
| 16 | least two prisoners occupied facilities intended for a single prisoner, |
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| 18 | Concerned by the fact that these facilities aren’t capable of handling a large number of convicts, |
| 19 | causing many of these prisons have poor sanitation, poor ventilation, poor nutrition, and a lack of |
| 20 | potable water, |
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| 22 | Noting that in a gruesome and deadly sequence of events, a fire broke out in the San Miguel |
| 23 | prison in Santiago. Thus leaving 81 prisoners dead, and other casualties. This prison was built to |
| 24 | accommodate 1,000 inmates but held 1900, |
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| 26 | Expressing that It needs to be addressed that the prison conditions in Chile are not suitable and |
| 27 | are not healthy for the prisoners, |
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| 29 | The delegation of Chile hereby: |
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| 31 | Establishes a plan to improve the overcrowding of prisons in Chile, |
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| 33 | Implements rehabilitation programs near the overpopulated prisons in Chile to reduce |
| 34 | overcrowding, consisting of 2 rehabilitation programs at each of the top 3 overpopulated prisons in |
| 35 | Chile, |
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| 37 | Establishes vocational rehabilitation, mental health institutions, and health related programs, |
| 38 | providing healthy and stable living conditions for the prisoners, |
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| 40 | Assures a decrease in the amount of people in the main prisons in Chile due to the fact that the |
| 41 | rehabilitation programs will provide other living places for the prisoners, |
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| 43 | Request the United Nations for 60 Million USD, which will be utilized as follows: |
| 44 | Development of 6 facilities near the top 3 most overcrowded prisons in Chile, CP Santiago Sur, San |
| 45 | Miguel Public Prison and Punta Peuco Prison , estimated to require 10 million USD per facility |
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| 47 | Justifies this request by clarifying that it amounts to only 3.0% of the United Nations budget, |
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| 49 | Clarifies that maintenance cost of the required infrastructure and the hiring costs are included in |
| 50 | the requested amount |
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| 52 | Declares that construction will begin on January 1st, 2024, with the implementation of these |
| 53 | rehabilitation programs beginning at a maximum of 24 months following, |
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| 55 | Concludes that the activation of the entirety of the contents disclosed in this resolution will prove |
| 56 | advantageous to the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals across the globe by |
| 57 | introducing a solution which can be implemented to help other countries struggling with the same |
| 58 | problem. |
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