arc ot ics ▁tra ff ick ing . ▁ ▁Tour ism ▁Police ▁The ▁National ▁Tour ism ▁Police ▁has ▁offices ▁in ▁La ▁Paz ▁and ▁C och ab amba ▁with ▁plans ▁to ▁expand ▁to ▁Santa ▁Cruz , ▁providing ▁free ▁assistance ▁to ▁tour ists . ▁ ▁Units ▁ ▁Es pe cial iz adas ▁( Special ties ) ▁ ▁Un idades ▁de ▁orden ▁y ▁seg ur idad ▁( Security ▁and ▁public ▁order ▁units ) ▁ ▁Pr ison ▁system ▁▁ ▁Pr isons ▁in ▁Boliv ia ▁are ▁guard ed ▁by ▁police ▁officers ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁civil ian ▁force ▁as ▁in ▁many ▁western ▁countries . ▁Fund ing ▁for ▁the ▁prison ▁system ▁is ▁low ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁the ▁police ▁only ▁pat rol ▁the ▁per imeter ▁of ▁the ▁pr isons ; ▁internal ▁security ▁is ▁generally ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁in m ates . ▁In ▁most ▁large ▁Boliv ian ▁pr isons ▁the ▁in m ates ▁elect ▁' de leg ados ' ▁or ▁heads ▁of ▁depart ments , ▁for ▁example ▁education , ▁discipline , ▁work sh ops , ▁etc . ▁to ▁maintain ▁order . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁fund ing , ▁in m ates ▁have ▁to ▁buy ▁or ▁rent ▁their ▁cell ▁space ▁and ▁pay ▁for ▁me als ; ▁hence ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁prisoners ▁have ▁to ▁undert ake ▁some ▁form ▁of ▁work ▁once ▁inside . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁C och ab amba , ▁an ▁organisation ▁called ▁A yn i ▁Ru way ▁provides ▁a ▁means ▁for ▁the ▁prisoners ▁to ▁ear n ▁a ▁living ▁by ▁providing ▁services ▁like ▁car p entry ▁and ▁metal ▁work