Colombia launches nearly 100 women imprisoned due to drug trafficking

Nails 99 women Prison in Colombia by Simple crimes related to drugs They were released to purify their prison sentences under the Gustavo Petro government law, according to the Ministry of Justice.

The left -wing president punished this list in 2023 for depressions and low mothers, who seek to abolish prisons and change the concentration of the anti -surgery war, which is considered “failure”.

The beneficiaries must be authorized by the judge and do social work in front of them Sanctions for traffickingIn the country that produces most cocaine in the world.

One of the most important projects that Colombia is the intention of protecting the head of the women’s family.

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According to the Human Rights Committee between America, the main reason for the arrest of women in America Related crimes With drugs.

In Colombia, 13 percent of women’s prison residents.

that it “Reconciliation approach” Through a sexual perspective, he was believed to repair women who committed crimes in the contexts of poverty, abuse, or muscle violence, according to the government.

But reaching this measure is difficult. Of 2,697 candidates, only about 100 candidates.

Diana Carolina Plata left prison a month after five years and ensured that her children are not recognized.

A judge told me that my case did not succeed “to make a decision “Get out to commit crimes” Instead of “staying with my children”, he says crying. Silver was imprisoned to sell four marijuana pounds, which was pushed by “extreme poverty”.

Although the law was created for drug -related crimes, it now extends to small thefts and condemnation of no more than eight years.

dam 19 years old Who asked to maintain his identity under the reserve, he was stopped after stealing a bag and hoped to serve.

“He gives me a lot of anger because I am sorry. He has no children, but she is equipped for her family,” he says.

Those who leave the prison feel anxious to find work and stay abroad.

We recommend: a couple fighting a motel and stops them with 148 crystalline doses.

“They must provide social service and care for their families (…) there are no job opportunities,” said Claudia Alejandra Cardona, Director of the Free Women Association, which is necessary to address the weakness that prompted them to commit crimes.

Human rights defense organizations condemn Bad nutritionOvercrowding and lacking sexual and reproductive rights guarantees in prisons.

79 per cent of women who were arrested in 2019 due to drug trafficking or similar crimes in Colombia between one child and five children, according to the United Nations Report against Drugs and Crime.

With AFP information.