Invisible girls and boys, their rights to a healthy environment and a family environment in the Establecimiento Penitenciario de Mujeres Socabaya-Arequipa-Peru

Objectives: To analyze how the rights to a healthy environment and a family environment of invisible children are protected in the Socabaya-Arequipa-Peru Women’s Prison. Material and method: Data taken from the official documents in the following three prison records were used: the incident log, medical statistical report and the activity control book. The selection criteria were based on the availability, plausibility and official nature of the information in the documents. Qualitative analysis of the applied type and the designs of documentary analysis and grounded theory were selected for the method. Results: The rights of invisible children to healthy conditions and a family environment are inadequately protected in the Socabaya-Arequipa-Peru Women’s Prison. Lack of prison health services disrupt family relationships and negatively impact female inmates’ rights. Discussion: The lack of political will to guarantee rights to healthy conditions and a family environment is due to the fact that gender-based approaches, policies based on the protection of children’s interests, greater transparency and access to public information have yet to be introduced in the prison healthcare milieu.