Jenny-Paola  Lis-Gutierrez, Doris  Aguilera-Hernandez, Mercedes  Gaitan-Angulo, Amelec  Viloria, Carolina  Henao-Rodriguez, 
    Overcrowding in Prisons of Colombia (1991-2016),
    Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
    Volume 12,Issue 11,
    2017,
    Pages 2846-2849,
    ISSN 1816-949x,
    jeasci.2017.2846.2849,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2017.2846.2849)
    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.
    Keywords: Justice;overcrowding;prison;penitentiary system;installed capacity