Cárcel, derechos humanos y salud pública en el contexto de la pandemia COVID-19
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Este artículo analiza un grupo particularmente vulnerable a la pandemia de la COVID-2019: las personas privadas de libertad (PPLs). Con base en el análisis del Censo Carcelario de 2019, presentamos la situación actual de las PPLs y las condiciones de los establecimientos penitenciarios de Bolivia, con énfasis en los aspectos que impactan en la salud. Posteriormente, identificamos los principales factores estructurales detrás de la mayor vulnerabilidad epidemiológica y sanitaria de las PPLs, no solo a la COVID-2019, sino a epidemias en general. Diferentes instituciones involucradas en el combate de la pandemia desarrollaron recomendaciones para su prevención y tratamiento en contextos carcelarios. Considerando estas recomendaciones y los datos de la situación de las PPLs de Bolivia, desarrollamos propuestas de reformas políticas y legales para reducir la vulnerabilidad epidemiológica de esta población. Argumentamos que, mientras algunas son sencillas de implementar, muchas se enfrentan a obstáculos estructurales para su ejecución, demandando reformas profundas en la política carcelaria y el sistema penal.
This article analyzes a group particularly vulnerable to the COVID-2019 pandemic: people deprived of liberty (PDL). We present the current situation of PDL and the conditions inside Bolivian prisons, insofar as they affect PDL's health. Subsequently, we identify the main structural factors behind PDL's greater epidemiological vulnerability, not only to COVID-2019, but to epidemics in general. Different institutions involved in fighting the pandemic have developed recommendations for its prevention and treatment within prisons. Considering these recommendations and the data about Bolivian PDL, we put forward proposals for political and legal reforms to reduce the epidemiological vulnerability of this population. We argue that, while some are simple to implement, many face structural obstacles, demanding profound reforms in prison policy and the penal system.
This article analyzes a group particularly vulnerable to the COVID-2019 pandemic: people deprived of liberty (PDL). We present the current situation of PDL and the conditions inside Bolivian prisons, insofar as they affect PDL's health. Subsequently, we identify the main structural factors behind PDL's greater epidemiological vulnerability, not only to COVID-2019, but to epidemics in general. Different institutions involved in fighting the pandemic have developed recommendations for its prevention and treatment within prisons. Considering these recommendations and the data about Bolivian PDL, we put forward proposals for political and legal reforms to reduce the epidemiological vulnerability of this population. We argue that, while some are simple to implement, many face structural obstacles, demanding profound reforms in prison policy and the penal system.
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