Mujeres invisibles: las cárceles femeninas en América Latina

Abstract

espanolLa situacion de las carceles femeninas es dramatica. No solo porque las mujeres detenidas sufren el estigma de romper con el rol de esposas sumisas y madres presentes que les asigna la sociedad, sino tambien por la falta de leyes y politicas adecuadas para abordar problemas como el de las madres lactantes o los hijos de las mujeres encarceladas. Esto se suma a otras cuestiones, como la violencia sexual y el hacinamiento producto del aumento de la poblacion penitenciaria femenina, generalmente por delitos relacionados con el microtrafico de drogas. El articulo sostiene que, para resolver estos graves problemas, es necesario incluir un enfoque de genero en las politicas penales y penitenciarias. EnglishThe situation of the prisons for women in Latin America is dramatic. Not only because the imprisoned women suffer the stigma of losing their status as submissive wives and mothers assigned to them by society, but also because there is a lack of adequate laws and policies to deal with problems such as breast-feeding mothers and their children. In addition, there are other problems, such as sexual violence and overcrowding provoked by the increase in the number of women imprisoned, generally for offences related to small-scale drug-trafficking. This article argues that, in order to solve these serious problems, there is a need for penal and prison policies to adopt a gender perspective.

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