Around fifty people gathered this Friday in Plaça de Cort, in Palma, to protest against the eviction of the last 80 residents of the old prison and to warn that this action “will not make homelessness disappear” in the city.

The Palma City Council has advocated for the forced eviction of the old prison, where about 80 people currently live, even though the Bishopric of Mallorca has requested it be done in stages, as reported by Europa Press. The spokesperson for Cort, Mercedes Celeste, referred to Bishop Sebastià Taltavull's request after the Governing Board meeting. Taltavull maintains that the residents' reception must be done in a "personalized" way and in small groups to offer specific attention. "We cannot receive 100 people en masse because we wouldn't know where to put them," said the bishop, who reiterated his willingness to collaborate in assisting those affected. Despite the request, Cort has approved the forced eviction "through direct compulsion on individuals." That is, there is the green light to remove residents using physical force.

A court in Palma has authorized the entry and forced eviction of the last 80 people residing in the city's old prison, which is expected to be carried out this June.

A resident of the old Palma prison has accused the City Council this Thursday of breaking the promises made to the inhabitants and allowing them to continue living "surrounded by rats and garbage". "We were promised something and absolutely nothing has been done," she pointed out during an intervention at this Thursday's municipal plenary session.

The Palma City Council will request the courts to carry out the forced eviction of the last 80 people residing in the old prison, after dismissing the allegations presented. This was confirmed by the spokesperson and councilor for Finance, Contracting and Heritage of the Palma City Council, Mercedes Celeste, at the press conference following the Governing Board meeting, in which this new step has been approved to recover possession of the property that was once inhabited by more than 200 people.

The complaint of the Bishop of Mallorca, Sebastià Taltavull, who has denounced that the Palma City Council ignored the proposal to accommodate people evicted from the old Palma prison, has borne fruit. A few hours after the news became public, the mayor of Palma, Jaime Martínez, sent a letter to the Bishopric asking them to enable "all the resources you have to house the residents of the old Palma prison".

A 70% of the 101 people living in the old Palma jail do not have access to social services or an alternative housing, according to statements made this Monday by the mayor Jaime Martínez. Despite Martínez assuring that access to social services depends on the "voluntariness" of the residents, he also pointed out that "there are people who cannot access social resources because there is a regulation" and that "people in irregular situations cannot access them." It was Martínez himself who emphasized that "70%" of the residents of the old jail "are in an irregular administrative situation."

The coordinated groups defending the residents of the old Palma prison have denounced this Friday the City Council’s “lies” regarding the process of repossession of the building and have demanded “real alternatives” for the people living there. The entities have issued a joint statement after some residents received notification on Wednesday of the dismissal of the allegations filed against the eviction.

The mayor of Palma, Jaime Martínez, considers that living in a building without minimum conditions like the old prison is a "personal decision" and not due to a situation of vulnerability. This is how he responded in an interview on the program Hoy por Hoy from Radio Mallorca (Cadena Ser), when the program's host pointed out that the people residing there have vulnerable profiles. "A personal decision has nothing to do with extreme vulnerability," he assured, visibly annoyed by the journalist's questions. "Vulnerability is assessed, and we function like all administrations, people, society," he added.

The left wing of the second floor of the old Palma prison suffered a fire this Wednesday, around 3:50 PM, as a result of which two people required medical attention for smoke inhalation. Several units from the Palma Firefighters, who extinguished the fire, and agents from the Immediate Intervention Unit of the Palma Local Police were dispatched to the scene.

The left wing of the second floor of the old Palma prison suffered a fire this Wednesday, around 3:50 PM, for which two people required medical attention for smoke inhalation. Several units of the Palma Firefighters, who extinguished the fire, as well as agents of the Immediate Intervention Unit of the Local Police of Palma, were dispatched to the scene.

The Palma City Council plans to transform the site of the old prison into a new residential complex with more than a hundred endowment homes. The project includes around 130 apartments, with a combination of protected, assisted living, and affordable rental housing.

The census of the former Palma prison has risen to 226 residents after some errors were corrected, while the City Council is working against the clock to carry out the eviction of the building. This was explained by the Mayor of Palma, Jaime Martínez, at the press conference following the meeting of the Municipal Governing Board held this Wednesday, at which the revised count was approved. Most of these people have already been notified of the eviction, and the rest will be notified shortly. At the same time, the City Council is receiving and analyzing the appeals submitted by those affected.

More than 200 people gathered this Friday in front the old prison of Palma for protesting against the eviction of residents and for demanding a real housing solution.

HePalma City Council The city has removed some 240 homeless people from the municipal register after initiating a review of the city's resident registry in the last four months of 2025. The handling of the case has sparked considerable controversy because it involves basic rights, especially after the initial explanations of the Councilor for Social Services were called into question. Lourdes Rocawhich even the City Council has contradicted.

None of the people residing in theformer Palma prison ha voluntarily abandoned the property At this time. This was pointed out on Wednesday by the spokesperson for Cort, Mercedes Celeste, when asked about it at the press conference following the municipal government meeting. For now, the number of people who have been notified of the eviction remains at around 170, the same as a week ago. "We continue to inform those who have not yet been notified, but we have no record of anyone saying they want to leave voluntarily," the councilwoman said.

The Socialist group in the Consell de Mallorca has accused the Mallorcan Institute of Social Affairs (IMAS) of "abandoning" the more than 200 people who will soon be evicted from the former Palma prison. According to the Socialists, the eviction was carried out in a "hasty, improvised, and deeply irresponsible" manner.

The Palma City Council is still awaiting a response from the institutions to which it has sent official communications regarding the crisis caused by the eviction of the former Palma prison, where more than 200 people are registered as living. At the press conference following the Governing Board meeting, spokesperson Mercedes Celeste admitted that they do not have permanent solutions, but emphasized that they will be able to provide "temporary accommodation" to all those who voluntarily participate in the eviction process.

The Palma City Council has begun delivering eviction notices to the 206 people currently residing in the former Ciutat prison, a decision adopted at an extraordinary Governing Board meeting held this Friday. This step opens a five-day period for the occupants to submit appeals, in a process that has already drawn criticism from social organizations, such as the Platform of People Affected by Mortgages (PAH), and opposition groups who warn of a possible violation of fundamental rights.

The situation of the approximately 200 residents of Palma's former prison was the main topic of discussion at Thursday's Palma City Council meeting. Several people living in the abandoned complex spoke, supported by the Platform of People Affected by Mortgages (PAH), to demand a solution before the eviction announced by the City Council takes place. PAH representative Àngela Pons summed up the problem in one sentence: "Will they leave 200 people homeless to build a roundabout?"