Exploring the Dilemma in the Rise of Maximum Security Prisons in Latin America and Tensions in the Global South
The region's increasing number of maximum security jails is one indication of the difficult predicament Latin America faces when it comes to security and human rights. Governments are turning more and more to the construction of high-security prison facilities as a way to address the growing worries that societies have about crime and violence. But the rise of maximum security facilities begs urgent concerns about how to strike a balance between the need for security and the defense of basic human rights.
