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Luis Barrios Proposes Ecuadorian Prison Reform – John Jay Scholars on the News

April 19, 2022 / Leave a comment

Nightmarish conditions inside Ecuador’s prisons have exploded into international news. Overcrowding, a struggle for territory between drug cartels, and correctional officers’ loss of control inside carceral facilities set the scene for a series of prison riots beginning in February 2021 that have claimed the lives of numerous incarcerated people—just how many have been killed or […]

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A Legacy of Violence: Impact Magazine 2018-19

October 30, 2019 / Leave a comment

In American politics, issues like immigration and the refugee crisis generate national headlines daily. But the complex dynamics of immigration are inextricably tied to U.S. history in the Americas, where a legacy of colonialism continues to define the relationship between the United States and the nations of Central and South America. More than 50 years […]

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Social Inclusion Leads to Violence Reduction in Ecuador – Dr. David Brotherton

June 11, 2019 / Leave a comment

Since 2007, the Ecuadorian approach to crime control has emphasized policies of social inclusion and innovations in criminal justice and police reform. One notable part of Ecuador’s holistic approach to public security was the decision to legalize a number of street gangs in 2007. The government claimed this decision contributed to the reduction of homicide […]

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