In Colombia the prison population has increased vertiginously, for the month of March this population reached 97,327 peoplewho are charged or sentenced in the 128 Inpec detention facilities.
In order to redeem their prison sentences, prisoners can carry out different activities that, combined with the time spent in the prison, They can help you get released in less time.
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Among the activities that persons deprived of their liberty can carry out are work, study or teach. According to National Penitentiary and Prison Institutein 2021, about 89,000 people deprived of their liberty are carrying out some of these activities.
Among the jobs carried out by prisoners are carrying out looms and fabrics, environmental recuperators and some work with natural and synthetic fibers and materials.
Reduced penalties for work
According to article 82 of the Penitentiary Code, some rules are established to do the work.
When working the damned They are paid one day of confinement for two days of work. What can compute more than eight hours a day of work.
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In order to validate it, a judge will verify at any time the work, education and teaching that is being carried out in the penitentiary centers and will notify the respective director.