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La resocialización como fin de la pena – Una frustración en el sistema penitenciario y carcelario Colombiano

Translated title of the contribution: Resocialization as end of sentence – A frustration with the Colombian penitentiary and prison system

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Abstract

This article analyses resocialization as the main finality of deterrent sentencing in Colombia during its execution phase. To this end, the article contextualizes the difficult situation that the penitentiary and prison systems of Colombia withstand, which, as the Constitutional Court declared, constitutes an institutional situation that compromises the human dignity of deterred persons. Within this reality – comprising a significant prison overcrowding, which, in its turn, fosters an environment of violence, corruption and inequality –, offers and access to resocialization programs are scarce, impeding the rehabilitation of individuals. This context hinders the fulfilling of this finality, for it is observed that a great percentage of released felons returns to prison, configuring the phenomenon of recidivism.

Translated title of the contributionResocialization as end of sentence – A frustration with the Colombian penitentiary and prison system
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)539-559
Number of pages21
JournalCaderno CRH
Volume30
Issue number81
DOIs
StatePublished - 01 Sep 2017
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

  • Resocialization
  • Ends of sentence
  • Prison overcrowding
  • Recidivism

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