TY - JOUR T1 - Overcrowding in Prisons of Colombia (1991-2016) AU - Lis-Gutierrez, Jenny-Paola AU - Aguilera-Hernandez, Doris AU - Gaitan-Angulo, Mercedes AU - Viloria, Amelec AU - Henao-Rodriguez, Carolina JO - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences VL - 12 IS - 11 SP - 2846 EP - 2849 PY - 2017 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1816-949x DO - jeasci.2017.2846.2849 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2017.2846.2849 KW - Justice KW -overcrowding KW -prison KW -penitentiary system KW -installed capacity AB - 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. ER -