Negligence in the Bolivian penitentiary system and its consequences in society

Abstract

In recent years and particularly since the last decade, the penal system in Bolivia has been the object of innumerable criticisms and complaints both internally and externally, far from simple outdated policies or specific incidents, the system has been involved in a problematic situation at an structural level, denounced even by the same penitentiary agents and government authorities. From a psychological and social perspective, the problem of the penitentiary system and its impact in Bolivia is a topic that must be explored in depth, taking into account historical antecedents, the application of the Bolivian legal system, psychology in subjects deprived of liberty and cases of reality. It is irrefutable that there is a failure in the system that must be identified if eventually a solution is expected to be found from any field, and it is vitally important to remind both academia and civil and regulatory organisms that this problem impacts the public-social space of the country on a daily basis.