Keywords
This article analyzes how the Mexican government’s offensive against the drugs affected the gender order of enforcement. This fact was observed in the increase of incarceration of women for drug crimes considered significant actors in the criminal chain of drug trafficking. The results were harsher sentences and the denial of pre-release
benefits provided by law. These women have been tried under the imagery of male drug dealer
an enemy of society
yet they are victims of violence and poverty
and the last link between organized crime. The State has undertaken to criminalize and deny the full exercise of their rights. In this article their stories are rescued
and we try to reflect on the risks and difficulties of conducting anthropological research in prison conditions. mujeres en prisión
narcotráfico
violencia
género
antropologÃa
pobreza
an enemy of society
yet they are victims of violence and poverty
and the last link between organized crime. The State has undertaken to criminalize and deny the full exercise of their rights. In this article their stories are rescued
and we try to reflect on the risks and difficulties of conducting anthropological research in prison conditions. mujeres en prisión
narcotráfico
violencia
género
antropologÃa
pobreza
How to Cite
Hernández, E. C. (2014). ¿Vinculadas al narco? Mujeres presas por delitos contra la salud . Desacatos. Revista De Ciencias Sociales, (38), 61–72. https://doi.org/10.29340/38.271