| Royal Decree 734/2020, Law on Prisons and the Criminal Code | The prisons inspection functions are assigned to the Sub-Directorate General of Analysis and Inspection under the General Secretariat of Penitentiary institutions (Instituciones Penitenciarias, IIPP in its Spanish acronym) under the competence of the Ministry of the Interior. Its functions extend to every prison within the Spanish territory except the regions of Catalonia and the Basque Country. Inspectors carry out visits programmed or without previous notice to prisons. The Judges of Executions (juzgados de vigilancia penitenciaria) also has inspection competencies. |