La protección del derecho a la dignidad de los hijos que conviven con las mujeres privadas de la libertad: caso reclusión de mujeres “El Buen Pastor”

Abstract

The present work explains the reality lived by the children of the female inmates of the "The Good Shepherd" Penitentiary, through the historical facts that have been happen in the penitentiaries of Colombia in order to expose the violation of fundamental rights of children. Mainly focusing on the violation of dignity, related to the precarious and unhealthy situation that is experienced inside the prison establishment as a result of overcrowding and the current infrastructure. In that sense, the permanence of the infants alongside their mothers during the period of reclusion is a problem, even though the female inmates request such company based on a judicial benefit for them.