Principales causas de la problemática de hacinamiento carcelario, sociedad y estado

Abstract

Colombian prisons are characterized by overcrowding, serious gaps in public and welfare services, the rule of violence, extortion and corruption, and lack of opportunities and resources for social rehabilitation of prisoners. This situation is fully consistent with the definition of unconstitutional state of affairs. And from there a flagrant violation of a range of fundamental rights of prisoners in Colombian prisons, such as the dignity, life and physical integrity, the right to family, health, work and the assumption it follows innocence, etc. For years, the society and the state have crossed arms in front of this situation, casually watching the daily tragedy of prisons, even though it represented everyday transgression of the Constitution and the laws. The circumstances in which life in prison require a quick solution. Actually, the prison problem is not only a sensitive issue of public policy, as currently perceived, but a situation of extreme social gravity can not be left unattended. But the remedy for the ills that plague the prison system is not only in the hands of the INPEC or the Ministry of Justice. And it should require different branches and public bodies to take appropriate measures towards solving this problem.