leaf-covered dirt roads, here and there, a Friend or a Jogger on the Vita-Parcours: The Pöschholz in the rain village looks at first glance like an ordinary forest, in the Canton of Zurich. But the forest is immediately adjacent to the security fence and the concrete wall of the prison Pöschwies, with 400 seats is the largest closed prison in Switzerland. The dirt path to the forest leads directly to the mesh fence along the green strip is located with the security cameras. From beyond the wall, you can hear the whistle of the arbitrator by the prison Football pitch.
“The dense forest takes us to the point of view, and provides coverage so that persons go unnoticed until almost directly to the prison wall can approach,” says Jessica Maise, spokesperson for the office for judicial enforcement. This facilitates not only insertion of objects such as cell phones, drugs or weapons into the prison, but also to other illegal activities, in advance at night. Vehicles are meant to be deliberate damage to the fence or liberation actions around with a battering RAM. “The proximity to the forest represents for the security of the PI Pöschwies is a clear risk,” says Maise.
There is a need to overcome a distance of about 40 meters. However, The world record in mobile phone throwing is 101 meters.
Around 50 illegal throw-in actions are discovered, according to the prison management per year in the Pöschwies. So far, it was pre-drugs and mobile phones. The latter are forbidden in prison, because you have to plan about the escape or the use of illegal child could consume pornography. Despite “extensive precautions and a large attention,” said spokeswoman Maise, reach occupants in the possession of imported subdued items. Reason: you can move around the prison area and in the walking stations at certain times.
In the Pöschwald suggest red-and-white metal pole with a “No entry”sign next to the security fence to the fact that, apparently, people are crossing very close to the fence. Clear is also: Who wants to Hand-throwing items over the prison wall, needs a special technique. There is a need to overcome a distance of about 40 meters. However, The world record in mobile phone throwing is 101 meters. In addition, a Skid could catapult, or other launching devices are used. Or drones with a notching mechanism.
cost are not yet determined
Now the office for judicial enforcement has the throw-in actions in the fight as well: an expansion of the security perimeter in the Pöschwald, the Zone can not be entered. “In a distance of approximately 70 metres to the existing wall and an additional fence is to be built,” says spokeswoman Jessica Maise.
The within this Zone the forest will be so thinned out that the surface can be monitored with technical means. That such an extension of the safety area make sense, it shows, according to Maise in the North-West of the PI Pöschwies. There, the throw-in coming from mobile phones and other items, now hardly more. Build the prison wants the new fence “as soon as possible”. The planning application is expected to be submitted in the first half of the year 2020 in the municipality of rain village and is subject to the ordinary permit. The costs are not fixed yet.
safety, or conservation?
However, the new security fence in the Pöschwald is controversial. The cantonal Parliament has approved approximately two weeks ago a corresponding directional change in the plan 122 to 50 votes. However, against the resistance of the Green and GLP. They criticize that the expansion of the security zone is a part of the Pöschwaldes is cleared – “a forest with protection status in the area of lake Katzensee”, as the green member of the Parliament Thomas Schweizer says.
in addition to the expanded security perimeter tangent to an archaeological Zone, and it is a popular Hiking trail and Vita course would have to be relocated. For Swiss, there is no reason why the threat situation, due to the throw over the wall to have changed in the last few years, such that now all of a sudden such a drastic will be the end of a measure is necessary. “Why, you do not build on the prison wall, a fence, in which mobile phones and drugs to hang?” And drone flights could not be prevent with the new fence anyway. The Whole seemed to him a “moat-logic of yesterday”.
Alternative approaches had not been exactly clarified.
Noteworthy: The request to waive the extension of the security perimeter, came originally from Martin Neukom – formerly green member of the Parliament, since this spring, member of the cantonal government. In his new role as Director of construction, he said in Parliament: “I ask you, the application Neukom reject.”
Also, GLP-member of the Parliament Thomas Wirth asks whether there is not other solution approaches, in which the valuable trees protected could be, for example, a network on the inner side of the prison wall. Such alternative approaches had not been exactly clarified. More Wirth points out that the grubbing-up could be legally challenged.
scepticism among local residents
SP-a member of the Parliament Jonas Erni is in favour of the new fence. “For us, priority is given to this balancing of interests, the safety, since the proposed light-forest can also offer an added ecological value.” In addition, the prison would be able to demonstrate responsible, credible evidence that there were safety deficiencies that need to be fixed. The office for judicial enforcement emphasizes that “must be taken in the area of the fence history” trees, it was but by no means a grubbing-up. The intervention should be “as gentle as possible”. In addition, it is planned, the newly fenced area environmental upgrade.
In the rain village, the fence and have triggered plans of scepticism. Parish President Max Walter speaks of “the ambiguous case”. He insists that today’s footpaths remain. After all, residents would have to be able to and resident in the territory of the hotel also in the future, this way to the train station. Walter puts on the discussions with the Canton: “We have already made representations to find a viable solution.” According to the office for judicial enforcement of the concerns of the population because of the gradient and the optical appearance of the fence, taken by a footpath connection to the station, and the conservation of the forest and Vita-Parcours “seriously, and as good as possible into account”.
Upgrade against drones
Because a lot of mobile phones come about with deliveries of goods in the Pöschwies is taken from next summer a new Mobile and Wi – Fi detection system. It triggers an Alarm as soon as a phone is used. Also in the battle against drones ‘ bombing the prison upgrades. Also in the summer, a detection system for the early detection of drones is scheduled to go into operation. For more information on the way in didn’t want to make the Pöschwies-responsible – for safety reasons.
Created: 12.11.2019, 20:08 PM
