In the context of the closure of the month of social reintegration, Chile’s prison situation is facing one of its deepest crises. According to recent figures, the country’s prisons have a maximum capacity of just over 42,000 places, but currently hold more than 60,000 inmates. In this context of overcrowding and growing demands for greater security, Sister Nelly León, capellan of the San Joaquín Women’s Penitentiary Center, proposes in Palabra Q…
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In the context of the closure of the month of social reintegration, Chile’s prison situation is facing one of its deepest crises. According to recent figures, the country’s prisons have a maximum capacity of just over 42,000 places, but currently hold more than 60,000 inmates. In this context of overcrowding and growing demands for greater security, Sister Nelly León, capellan of the San Joaquín Women’s Penitentiary Center, proposes in Palabra Q…