Abstract

MARQUEZ-ESTRADA, José Wilson. Punitive state and control of criminal activities. Jails, prisons and penitentiaries in Colombia in the 19th century. Rev. Crim. [online]. 2013, vol.55, n.1, pp.99-112. ISSN 1794-3108.

This work begins with a series of reflections followed by an analysis of the history of prisons in Colombia during the Republican period with a description of their main features, problems and transformations in the course of the 19th century. This analysis covers a study of the penitentiary and prison system in the federal republican period and emphasizes the particular cases of the States of Antioquia, Santander and Bolivar by highlighting the different administrative and financial difficulties faced in their application as a maximum social control device. Finally, the profile adopted by the system in the Regeneration period at the end of the 19th century is examined.

Keywords : Prisons; jails; administration of justice; the prison system; society.

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