@article{MAKHILLJEAS2017121114494, title = {Overcrowding in Prisons of Colombia (1991-2016)}, journal = {Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences}, volume = {12}, number = {11}, pages = {2846-2849}, year = {2017}, issn = {1816-949x}, doi = {jeasci.2017.2846.2849}, url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1816-949x&doi=jeasci.2017.2846.2849}, author = {Jenny-Paola,Doris,Mercedes,Amelec and}, keywords = {Justice,overcrowding,prison,penitentiary system,installed capacity}, abstract = {The purpose of this document is to answer: what is the panorama of prison overcrowding in Colombia between 1991 and 2016? This document facilitates the understanding of the prison crisis that crosses the country and emphasizes in a phenomenon rarely seen. It was evidenced that since 1991 there is an increasing attendance of the PPL in the case of women with a growth of 444% compared to 2016 and in the men of 305%. There is overpopulation with a continuous upward trend since 1991, housing in recent years more than double the population that could be given the installed capacity.} }