The penitentiary device in la Modelo from Bogotá based on three life stories

Abstract

This text is the product of the master's thesis in Social and Cultural Studies “The penitentiary device in Bogotá: a study on the ‘La Modelo’ prison”. The method used combines different philosophical
perspectives and is called -squizo método-; the article presents the results of the investigation in three sections: 1) The change in purpose of the Colombian prison system; 2) Social homeostasis? 3) The revenue of the body. From my testimony and analysis of the environment in the La Modelo prison in
Bogotá, I revised the supposed resocializing purpose of this entity that aims to re-educate inmates and create an inclusive, fair, constructive, and moderate society within its facilities. I demystify the ideals of the
Colombian prison system that vanish when its practicesreproduce and root historical social exclusion in this country and when its own political, moral and economic regularities distort and contradict its road map that seeks the re-education, rehabilitation and social reintegration of the prisoners.