Centro de Justicia de Santiago, Judicial building in Santiago, Chile.
The Centro de Justicia de Santiago is a courthouse complex on the former grounds of the Army Factories and Workshops (FAMAE), beside the Autopista Central, the old Santiago prison and Santiago 1 Prison. It holds 14 Guarantee Courts and 7 Oral Trial Courts in Criminal Matters, plus the Central North Metropolitan Prosecution and the Metropolitan North and South Regional Defenders. Since 2013 it has also temporarily housed the Second Environmental Court.
The complex was built on the grounds of the former Fábricas y Maestranzas del Ejército de Chile (FAMAE), beside the Autopista Central and the old Santiago prison and Santiago 1 Prison. It was inaugurated in 2006, but the Judiciary only occupied it fully in 2011. Since 2013 it has temporarily housed the Second Environmental Court. It was designed by architect Cristián Boza.
The complex concentrates the criminal justice system of Santiago: 14 Guarantee Courts and 7 Oral Trial Courts, plus the Central North Metropolitan Prosecution and the Metropolitan North and South Regional Defenders. Since 2013 it has also temporarily housed Chile's Second Environmental Court. Its name is used as shorthand for the whole criminal-justice campus beside the Autopista Central.
The complex sits beside the Autopista Central, next to the former Santiago prison and the Santiago 1 jail. The nearest metro stop is Rondizzoni, a few blocks north. Four Red bus stops serve the surroundings, one of them only on weekdays from 07:30 to 10:00.
The complex stands on the former grounds of the Fábricas y Maestranzas del Ejército de Chile (FAMAE), beside the Autopista Central, the old Santiago prison and the Santiago 1 jail. It was inaugurated in 2006 but only fully occupied by the Judiciary in 2011, and since 2013 it has temporarily housed the Second Environmental Court.
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