| dc.description.abstract | This study aims to show how the prison system in Colombia has failed since its inception
and has brought with it an effect on the social and economic context of the country. Moreover,
the violation of Human Rights that occurs due to the general overcrowding of the prisons will be
studied as well as the problems it causes in the economy of the country, the health of the inmates
and the mistreatment they suffer. The purpose of this project is to understand the reality of
prisons in Colombia and explain to society what it’s like to live inside the penitentiaries as well
as the most frequent failures in the system and the abuses that this population undergoes.
This will be achieved through document tracking and the application of a qualitative and
quantitative methodology which seeks to show the opinion of experts and how little knowledge
the general population has regarding the subject. Likewise, an additional search is done
regarding success stories of the rehabilitation and reintegration of prisoners in other countries
and how this gives them the possibility of life without crime. Among the success stories in prison
systems, it will focus on countries such as Finland and Norway which show a prestigious
structure with low recidivism rates and a small prison population. In addition, programs created
by the actress Johana Bahamon at the “Acción Interna” foundation will be mentioned. With all
the information collected, the different cases of corruption and the effect they have had on civil
society and the prison population are discovered, which, due to the different shortcomings, tend
to relapse and fail to get away from the vicious circle of reentering the prison system. | en_US |
