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Doubts Persist Over Departure of Corrections Chief and Future of Physician Correctional

Updated Jun 25, 2026 · via El Nuevo Día

There are ongoing doubts about the reasons behind the impending departure of Francisco Quiñones Rivera, the head of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR), and the future of Physician Correctional, a company whose health services contract for the prison population Governor Jenniffer González had promised to cancel. The changes within the DCR secretariat have raised questions about the circumstances surrounding Quiñones Rivera's exit and the status of Physician Correctional's contract.