Elimination of the ministry of justice and its impact on the penitentiary crisis in Ecuador in 2019 to 2022

Abstract

Throughout Ecuador's history, the penitentiary system has not been seen as a necessity when reforming public policies. Some rehabilitation and social reinsertion measures have been discussed or addressed, such as socio-educational measures and even technical careers that help the social reinsertion of persons deprived of liberty. The penitentiary system has been under the eye of the hurricane and criticism, since it did not comply with the minimum standards required by national and international organizations such as the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and Human Rights Watch. International treaties that according to the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador have a parallel hierarchy to it and therefore are binding for our internal legal system.