Situación penitenciaria en América Latina y el Caribe ¿Qué hacer?

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Carranza, Elías
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	This article presents an overview of the situation of prison conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean and suggests guidelines for action. The author points to two crucial factors that must be taken into account: on the one hand, the physical space available in prisons and the issue of overcrowding and, on the other hand, the number, selection and education of prison staff. Both factors are analyzed empirically and the human rights violations that come about due to the current functioning of the region’s prison systems are evaluated. The author suggests following the United Nations Rights and Obligations Model, and taking successful reforms as a guide, he rejects the privatization of prisons as a viable alternative, and argues in favor of the implementation of integrated criminal justice and prison system reform programs, which must be accompanied by democratic and inclusive social policies in order to reduce income inequality.
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DOI	10.5354/adh.v0i8.20551
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://anuariocdh.uchile.cl/index.php/ADH/article/download/20551/21723/0
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.5354/adh.v0i8.20551
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article