Propuesta de reinserción laboral para las personas privadas de libertad que proceden del proyecto piloto de educación superior de la Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil (UCSG).

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to put forward a proposal of support programs and public policies that enable Reintegration of Ex-Offenders (Deprived of Freedom –PPL in Spanish), who have been part of the pilot project in higher education of the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil at the Social Rehabilitation Center of Guayaquil. The students immersed in this project pursue to return to work once they are awarded a university degree and recover their freedom. This research was conducted through surveys and interviews that show the opinion of the students, the recommendations of the teachers and the position of Ecuadorian companies before the possibility of taking active part in the project, understanding that their participation would help reintegration into work inside or outside the context of confinement generating future work opportunities. The analysis was also about reintegration models used in other countries and their experience in labor reintegration processes. Finally, it was determined that the pilot project requires: a) work reintegration programs with private companies backed by public policies of tax incentives or subsidies that motivate employers to hire former convicts; b) dissemination policies among other actors within society that promote labor reintegration, and c) entrepreneurship programs and agreements with the financial system to generate businesses that can become sources of income, avoiding criminal recidivism.