A shortage of space in the ordinary residential modules has necessitated the reopening of the former women's module, closed for years, to temporarily house over 50 inmates. According to CSIF, these inmates only spend the night in this space, as they conduct their daily lives in their assigned modules during the day.

This improvised measure, the union explains, increases internal movements, complicates daily management of the center, and adds pressure to modules already considered saturated. CSIF warns that this situation highlights "the lack of planning and the critical state the Alicante penitentiary center is experiencing".

The overcrowding, the union adds, "directly impacts security, the working conditions of prison staff, and the adequate care and treatment of inmates." CSIF recalls that staff "have been denouncing the insufficient personnel and the progressive deterioration of working conditions for years," circumstances that are exacerbated by the constant increase in inmates and the absence of structural solutions.

Therefore, CSIF demands urgent measures from the General Secretariat of Penitentiary Institutions to reduce saturation, reinforce staffing, and guarantee dignified and safe conditions for both workers and inmates.