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Prisons as spaces of exclusion or reconciliation

No. 18 (2016-01-01)
  • Libardo José Ariza
  • Manuel Iturralde
https://doi.org/10.18389/dearq18.2016.02

Abstract

This article discusses how the aims and the social functions of prisons are reflected in their architectural designs. These are not simply economic organizations of space that host relevant activities; they also communicate important political, social, and cultural meanings about crime and punishment. The article also analyzes the roles that prison plays and can play in terms of the constructions of meaning and spaces that can promote or obstruct the social reconciliation that should supposedly be part of post-conflict.

Keywords: prison, penitentiary, architecture, transitional justice, restorative justice, retributive justice, post-conflict

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