IBT Group of Miami wins bid to design, build and equip Panama City prison

IBT Group of Miami was awarded the contract to build a $27.6 million Women’s Rehabilitation Center (CEFERE) in Panama City, a move by the Panamanian government to ease overcrowding in the country’s only prison for women. The new 161,459-square-foot center, which will have the capacity to house 732 inmates, is located in the district of Pacora, east of the metropolitan area of Panama City. Modern techniques in design and construction will be applied, as well as materials that ensure high strength, durability, low maintenance and sustainable building. The complex will include a school, university, chapel, workshops for making clothing, auditorium, health clinic, maternity home, playground, sports fields, homes of different levels of security and custody housing.