Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaControversies for the Penitentiary Administration in Costa Rica in the Context of Hyper-Incarceration
The last thirty years in Costa Rica had been marked by an important contradiction in the aspect of justice administration. Even though the axiological bases of the Ministry of Justice and Peace –institution in charge of the prisons in the country– were raised in the human rights normative...
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The last thirty years in Costa Rica had been marked by an important contradiction in the aspect of justice administration. Even though the axiological bases of the Ministry of Justice and Peace –institution in charge of the prisons in the country– were raised in the human rights normative and the progressive penalty system, these values have been systematically contradicted due to the emphatic punitive legislation, which has caused the country to stand out in the last years among the five Latin American countries with the higher rate of imprisonment. This notable paradox propitiated a broad debate. Between 2015 and 2018, some measures were implemented to mitigate the condition of hyper-incarceration, like the extraordinary transfers to the semi-institutional (or semi open) model. Such measures were perceived by the public opinion from a moral panic reaction and a vindication of the punishment. This paper recovers that controversy, as a field of analysis suggestive of complex aspects such as the very conception of the State, punishment and justice. |
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| spelling | urvio-article-37872021-07-13T03:38:59Z Controversies for the Penitentiary Administration in Costa Rica in the Context of Hyper-Incarceration Controversias por la administración penitenciaria en Costa Rica, en el contexto del hiperencarcelamiento Controvérsias pela administração penitenciária na Costa Rica no contexto do hiper-aprisionamento Bedoya Ureña, Jesús Administración de justicia; Centros penitenciarios Hacinamiento carcelario Derechos humanos Derechos de los prisioneros Administração da justiça Centros Penitenciários Superlotação das prisões Direitos humanos Direitos dos prisioneiros Justice administration Penitentiary centers Prison overcrowding Human rights Prisoners’ rights The last thirty years in Costa Rica had been marked by an important contradiction in the aspect of justice administration. Even though the axiological bases of the Ministry of Justice and Peace –institution in charge of the prisons in the country– were raised in the human rights normative and the progressive penalty system, these values have been systematically contradicted due to the emphatic punitive legislation, which has caused the country to stand out in the last years among the five Latin American countries with the higher rate of imprisonment. This notable paradox propitiated a broad debate. Between 2015 and 2018, some measures were implemented to mitigate the condition of hyper-incarceration, like the extraordinary transfers to the semi-institutional (or semi open) model. Such measures were perceived by the public opinion from a moral panic reaction and a vindication of the punishment. This paper recovers that controversy, as a field of analysis suggestive of complex aspects such as the very conception of the State, punishment and justice. Los últimos 30 años en Costa Rica han estado marcados por una notable contradicción dentro de la administración de la justicia. Aunque las bases axiológicas del Ministerio de Justicia y Paz –encargado de gestionar las prisiones en el país– están asentadas sobre la normativa de los derechos humanos y el modelo progresivo de la pena, estos valores han sido sistemáticamente contrariados debido a la enfática legislación punitiva, la cual ha propiciado que el país destaque en los últimos años entre los cinco de América Latina con mayor tasa de encarcelamiento. Esa notable paradoja marcó un reciente y amplio debate. Durante el periodo 2015-2018, se tomaron una serie de medidas para atenuar la condición de hiperencarcelamiento, tales como los traslados extraordinarios al modelo semiinstitucional. Dichas acciones fueron percibidas por la opinión pública desde el pánico moral y la reafirmación del castigo. Este artículo retoma esa controversia, como un ámbito de análisis sugerente de aspectos complejos como la propia concepción del Estado, el castigo y la justicia. Abstract The last thirty years in Costa Rica had been marked by an important contradiction in the aspect of justice administration. Even though the axiological bases of the Ministry of Justice and Peace –institution in charge of the prisons in the country– were raised in the human rights normative and the progressive penalty system, these values have been systematically contradicted due to the emphatic punitive legislation, which has caused the country to stand out in the last years among the five Latin American countries with the higher rate of imprisonment. This notable paradox propitiated a broad debate. Between 2015 and 2018, some measures were implemented to mitigate the condition of hyper-incarceration, like the extraordinary transfers to the semi-institutional (or semi open) model. Such measures were perceived by the public opinion from a moral panic reaction and a vindication of the punishment. This paper recovers that controversy, as a field of analysis suggestive of complex aspects such as the very conception of the State, punishment and justice. Os últimos trinta anos na Costa Rica foram marcados por uma notável contradição dentro da administração da justiça: embora as bases axiológicas do Ministério da Justiça e Paz – encarregado de administrar as prisões no país– sejam baseadas em normas de direitos humanos e no modelo progressivo de punição, esses valores têm sido sistematicamente frustrado por causa da legislação punitiva enfática, o que levou este país a ficar nos últimos anos entre os cinco países da América Latina com a maior taxa de encarceramento. Este paradoxo notável, marcou um debate recente e extensa durante o período de 2015-2018. Uma série de medidas foram tomadas para aliviar a condição superlotação –como transferências extraordinárias para o modelo semi-institucional–, ações que eram adversadas pela opinião pública de pânico moral e uma reafirmação da punição. Este trabalho recupera essa controvérsia, como campo de análise sugestivo de aspectos complexos como a própria concepção de Estado, punição e justiça. FLACSO - Sede Ecuador 2019-05-10 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html application/epub+zip https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/3787 10.17141/urvio.24.2019.3787 URVIO. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad; No. 24 (2019): Urvio. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad (Junio-noviembre); 78-97 URVIO. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad; Núm. 24 (2019): Urvio. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad (Junio-noviembre); 78-97 1390-4299 1390-3691 10.17141/urvio.24.2019 spa https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/3787/2625 https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/3787/2637 https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/3787/2650 Derechos de autor 2019 URVIO - Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad |
| spellingShingle | Bedoya Ureña, Jesús Controversies for the Penitentiary Administration in Costa Rica in the Context of Hyper-Incarceration |
| title | Controversies for the Penitentiary Administration in Costa Rica in the Context of Hyper-Incarceration |
| title_full | Controversies for the Penitentiary Administration in Costa Rica in the Context of Hyper-Incarceration |
| title_fullStr | Controversies for the Penitentiary Administration in Costa Rica in the Context of Hyper-Incarceration |
| title_full_unstemmed | Controversies for the Penitentiary Administration in Costa Rica in the Context of Hyper-Incarceration |
| title_short | Controversies for the Penitentiary Administration in Costa Rica in the Context of Hyper-Incarceration |
| title_sort | controversies for the penitentiary administration in costa rica in the context of hyper-incarceration |
| url | https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/3787 |