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  • 8 - Hobbes in Prison: Violence and Prison Governance in Latin America

  • Marcelo Bergman, Gustavo Fondevila
  • Book:
    Prisons and Crime in Latin America
    Published online:
    19 February 2021
    Print publication:
    11 March 2021, pp 159-178

  • Summary

    Chapter 8 explores violence and the inner organization of gangs. The declining provision of basic needs and poor infrastructure have led to the emergence of illegal markets within corrections. The control of these markets by gangs and small groups has contributed to the growth of criminal organizations that have shaped life inside prisons. Using different data sources, we show that these groups fight for dominance of the drug trade and other coveted goods inside prisons, and that they may use extreme violence to maintain control. This chapter studies the conditions under which violence may occur and its extent, the growing role of gangs in Latin American prisons, as well as the conditions that give rise to criminal governance.