Derechos de las personas privadas de la libertad: Estándares de protección del sistema interamericano de derechos humanos y Estado de cosas inconstitucional en Colombia

Abstract

This work gives an account of the current state of the human rights of inmates in prisons in the Colombian State in light of the standards of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights since 1998, the date on which the law was declared for the first time. State of unconstitutional matter in the country, until the third declaration on penitentiary matter in 2015, the year in which measures have been taken to face the crisis that are analyzed to determine if they meet the standards established by the Inter-American Human Rights System.