Análisis de la aplicación del art. 522 del Código Orgánico Integral Penal como causa del hacinamiento carcelario dentro del Centro de Rehabilitación “Bellavista” de la provincia de Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas.

Abstract

The main objectives of this research were to clearly determine the main cause of prison overcrowding and the incorrect use of article 522 of the Organic Integral Penal Code by the operators of Justice, especially when referring to the discretionality of the judges at the moment of motivating their resolutions of application to the alternative measures to preventive detention, taking as reference the Bellavista Rehabilitation Center of the city of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas but giving a national scope at the moment of dealing with one of the main causes of prison overcrowding. The qualitative modality was used, with the deductive and explanatory method, with an exploratory and descriptive research scope and with a transversal temporality. The final result is a reading material that serves as a practical and real orientation of the prison situation in the province, which will be a national reference for the creation of public policies based on a real and contemporary study of the prison reality, causes and motives. Reaching a very clear conclusion that the correct application of article 522 of the Organic Penal Code can contribute to the reduction of prison overcrowding, resulting in a real social rehabilitation, leading to an efficient social reintegration of people in conflict with the law.