Papers by Libardo Higuera
Antípoda: Revista de Antropología y Arqueología, Sep 1, 2015
This article analyzes the dual nature of the implementation of human rights discourse in the cont... more This article analyzes the dual nature of the implementation of human rights discourse in the context of the Colombian penitentiary and prison system. On the one hand, it functions as a discourse articulated both by women deprived of liberty and by security and custodial personnel to confront the infrahuman conditions of confinement. In this facet, human rights discourse seems to bridge the gap that separates guards and inmates thanks to their identification as victims of state neglect. On the other hand, this discourse operates as a mechanism of adaptation to the penitentiary experience, which is narrated by the inmates through the language of law. In this process, the strategic appropriation of human rights discourse in the figures of the Consul, the Patio Representative, and the Human Rights Office is a determining factor for translating prison life into the language of legal institutions.
Ediciones Uniandes eBooks, Oct 1, 2021
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Etnografia e ricerca qualitativa, 2010
Revista de Derecho Público, Dec 18, 2013
Perspectivas socios jurídicas sobre el control del crimen
City, Culture and Society
Cárcel, derecho y sociedad. Aproximaciones al mundo penitenciario en Colombia, 2021
Cárcel, derecho y sociedad. Aproximaciones al mundo penitenciario en Colombia, 2021
Del Estado al parque:, 2021
The Prison Journal, 2021
This article addresses the unintended consequences of using house arrest for female offenders as ... more This article addresses the unintended consequences of using house arrest for female offenders as an alternative to prison for drug-related crimes. We propose that in patriarchal societies, locking women at home could imply moving them to another control device that may be as harmful as prison. Thereby, house arrest creates an unintended effect in which domestication in traditional gender roles ends up being the primary target of female offender punishment.
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Papers by Libardo Higuera