Nothing indicated that the prisoner who killed the head chef of the Mas d’Enric prison could act in the way he did. Neither the reports of the professionals of the prison treatment board nor the opinion of the professionals who supervised his activities in the center warned during the eight years that he was hospitalized that the inmate presented bad behavior or a violent attitude. . This was highlighted this Thursday by the Minister of Justice, Gemma Ubasart, in an appearance in Parliament to report on the crime that ended the life of the Tarragona prison worker, Núria López, at the hands of an inmate who was serving a sentence. for murder. These are the first explanations from the counselor about the event that occurred a week and a day after the events and in the context of an open crisis with prison officials who demand the assumption of responsibilities and the resignation of the secretary of penal measures.
The prison treatment board evaluated the inmate’s evolution on up to 14 occasions since his admission to the center and in all of them it was determined that “the probability that the inmate would behave violently against other inmates or against prison staff was “The professionals used the RisCanvi, an algorithm that, based on the analysis of 44 variables, predicts the risk of recidivism of an inmate. “All the risk parameters were low,” the counselor stressed. The last evaluation to which he was subjected The inmate was on July 13, 2023 and he also ruled out the risk of recidivism. “It was difficult to foresee, the risk was low,” he reiterated.
The inmate, Iulian Odriste, had “good behavior” and was a reserved person who did not interact with anyone. He “had recognized the facts” for which he was serving a sentence even though he said that he did not remember it because when he committed the crime he was very drunk. In 2016, he had killed a woman who was dedicated to prostitution in Valls. He slit her throat with a kitchen knife after an argument. The counselor explained that since his entry into prison, Odriste has presented “good behavior.” “He always presented himself as a polite person, correct in his treatment, reserved and with little interaction with the rest of the inmate. He considered himself a trustworthy person and a very good worker.” “Throughout the entire evaluation system, the evaluations were mostly at level A, the highest in the system.”
In the first phase, the prisoner was assigned to the productive workshops where he handled food and after a few years he moved to the kitchen where “no difficulty in impulse control or any violent behavior was detected.” In October of last year he was sentenced to 11 days of isolation in a cell for punching another inmate who insulted him. He was removed from kitchen service but returned in January of this year “at the request of those responsible for the CIRE kitchen and in accordance with the treatment board.”
However, the counselor has specified that the inmate was not undergoing psychosocial intervention programs because he had no incentive to go outside. He had no family or anyone waiting for him and he dedicated himself to working to save and have money once he got out. These programs serve to advance in grade and be able to go out on the streets with permits or to work.
The councilor has described the prison worker’s crime as “exceptional” and has highlighted the good functioning of the Catalan prison system and has announced the implementation of new measures, such as the incorporation of more prison staff, to reinforce the security of officials in prisons.
