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| Keywords: Prisión de Barranco Seco 02.jpg es Antigua Prisión de Barranco Seco en Old jail Barranco Seco Mia propia Odynny 2008-07-16 During the 1070's besides Spanish inmates many backpacking youth from Western countries including U S A Germany Sweden France England and many other countries were arrested and detained in this facility for the possession of 'drugs' In some cases minute quantities Gen Francisco Franco a cohort of Adolph Hitler was in his 80's still in charge of running a fascist Spain during that time Youth could expect to spend between 2 and 6 years in prison if caught with ANY amount of hashish pot or any other substance determined to be a drug As Morocco was common destination of errant youth at that time just a few miles to the East of the Canary Islands it was common that the 'hippies' would have something with them from their visit as the Canary Islands were a 'free port' at that time necessitating no baggage checks or duties A Minimum sentence was 6 years and a day if caught Sentences could be reduced by good behavior blood donations working in the prison etc or good luck or good lawyer This was a holding prison Once a trial was over usually taking a year or more to attain the guilty party would be sent off to one any number of larger prisons The Prision Provincial on the island of Tenerrife located on calle Avda Bonito Perez de Armas was a common destination or one of many prisons in mainland Spain The prison is quite old and is said to have been built some time ago perhaps during the Spanish civil war The upper floor consisted of 2 large dormitories on either side of the center There were bunk beds pushed together in pairs down both sides and up the middle of the floor Along the walls were wooden cabinets above the upper bunks for storage for those who were lucky enough to get one The barred windows were open air as glass was not allowed of course The bathroom consisted of 4 'squat' toilets with short swinging doors in front of them and 3 or so sinks for hand washing The ground floor consisted of some rooms and offices and the main office as well as the entrance to the patio where one was most of the day In the basement were showers 2x a week and solitary confinement cells The kitchen and mess hall were adjacent to a small patio on the other side of the main hall leading from the pkg lot into the prison which was reserved for minors most of the time Google earth photos today show that patio apparently covered Buildings in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Prisons in Spain 2008 in Gran Canaria | ||||
