Prison system and increased violence during the pandemic

Authors

  • Laura Alicia Colcha-Ramos Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes, Riobamba http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4805-7271
  • Karen García Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes, Riobamba
  • Alejandra Masson Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes, Riobamba

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35381/racji.v5i3.1122

Keywords:

Pandemic, violence, justice.

Abstract

It is important to know that prisons, inmates and prison staff are an especially vulnerable area in the face of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The research is shown from a quantitative perspective, the objective is to alert about the danger that prisons have during the spread of the coronavirus and its relationship with the prison system. It is of the documentary-bibliographic type. The information was collected in a single moment, in a single time, collecting data directly from the scrutinized narratives related to reality. Subsequently, brief contributions were developed that contribute to raise a great debate on the violation of the human rights of those deprived of liberty in the midst of this pandemic. It is concluded that the prisoners is a penitentiary system, which cannot provide cleanliness, nor provide basic services, the lack of sanitation is a source to continue increasing the virus and increasing violence.

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Published

2020-12-10

How to Cite

Colcha-Ramos, L. A., García, K., & Masson, A. (2020). Prison system and increased violence during the pandemic. IUSTITIA SOCIALIS, 5(3), 431–441. https://doi.org/10.35381/racji.v5i3.1122