REGIONAL MEETING DECLARATION MORE PRISONERS OR MORE JUSTICE?
From the 20th until the 22nd of August 2018, ILANUD hosted the regional meeting “More prisoners or more justice?” in San Jose, Costa Rica. This activity brought together 52 representatives from the academy, international organizations, and judicial and penitentiary systems from 18 Latin American and 2 Caribbean countries.
The goal of this meeting was to analyze and debate the main challenges facing the countries of the region with regard to penitentiary matters, the projects implemented to solve them, and the best practices developed in the region.
Besides promoting a space for dialogue, the meeting allowed participants to establish collaborative networks and exchange experiences
The proposed activities included the issuing of a statement highlighting some of the topics developed during the three-day discussion, the identification of pending tasks, and to call attention to priority actions needed to face regional penitentiary issues.
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