Consideraciones sobre la educación en prisión: un análisis de la realidad española a partir de la lectura de Stateville

Ruiz Cabello, Úrsula; López Riba, José María

doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5565/rev/papers.2639

Consideraciones sobre la educación en prisión: un análisis de la realidad española a partir de la lectura de Stateville

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Ruiz Cabello Ú, López-Riba JM. Consideraciones sobre la educación en prisión: un análisis de la realidad española a partir de la lecturade Stateville. Papers. 2019;104(3):593-600. DOI: 10.5565/rev/papers.2639

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This text forms part of a round table discussion with James B. Jacobs, author of the classic study on the sociology of prisons Stateville: The Penitentiary in Mass Society, and examines the validity of his work 40 years later. Specifically, the purpose of this commentary is to reflect on formal education in prison following the reading of Stateville and the seminar given at the University Pompeu Fabra aimed at revisiting the debate on Jacobs’ work. The authors’ analysis of education in prison is first presented, highlighting the management problems involved. The state of education in Spanish prisons, the points it shares with Stateville and the possible benefits of education for inmates are then discussed. Finally, particular aspects and precautions that must be considered in order to guarantee inmates’ right to education are explored.