Gangs, Prison Governance, Gender & 'Rehabilitation' in Latin America - 2 of 2

Session Submission Type: Panel

Abstract

Prison gang membership can be considered a form of guarantee to prisoner security, with very clear rules surrounding the limits of this security. Yet when discussing prisoner rehabilitation/reinsertion, (prison) gang membership is often considered especially problematic. Prison is mostly considered to be a space where gang deterrence rather than association should occur. But how does this work when ‘security’ and governance are much provided by these groups? How do prison gang members and non-members navigate the issues of both safety and rehabilitation? Diving into this apparent paradox, this panel aims to explore the intersections of prison governance, gender and reinsertion.

Sub Track

• Violence and (In)security

Session Organizer

• Julienne Weegels, Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation CEDLA

Chair

• Sacha Darke, University of Westminster

Individual Presentations

• Making and managing masculinities in the Brazilian prison system - Fiona J Macaulay, University of Bradford

• La Voz de la Cárcel: challenging power and constructing new subjectivities from behind bars in post-Chávez Venezuela - Cory Fischer-Hoffman

• Guamúchil seeds: Poetry, emotion and reintegration of indigenous ex-prisoners documented through visual anthropology - Carolina Corral, latin american resident

• The role of the prison in transitional justice: An assessment of rehabilitation and re-entry programs for members of demobilized armed groups in Colombia - Manuel Alejandro Iturralde Sánchez, Universidad de los Andes/Bogotá

Discussant

• Christopher E Garces, Cornell University