The Ministry of Justice and Law is a central-level entity, head of the Justice and Law Sector, which leads the development of public policy with regards to justice and the protection of rights, within the framework of a Legal Social and Democratic State. The Justice and Law sector, which leads, is made up of the following related bodies:
• The Unidad de Servicios Penitenciarios y Carcelarios (Prison and Penitentiary Services Unit) USPC.
• The Instituto Nacional Penitenciario y Carcelario (National Prison and Penitentiary Unit) INPEC
• The Agencia Nacional para la Defensa Jurídica del Estado (National Agency for Legal Defense of the State) ANDJE.
• La Superintendencia de Notariado y Registro (Superintendency for Notaries and Registries) SNR.
• La Dirección Nacional de Estupefacientes (National Narcotics Directorate) DNE (in liquidation).