Recent work by Santiago Tobón
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Crime schools: How Colombian prisons foster criminal networks
Prisons are meant to deter crime and rehabilitate inmates. Evidence from Colombia suggests that in some circumstances prisons actually foster rather than prevent crime.
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Investing in prison quality: A cost-effective way to reduce recidivism
A prison construction programme in Colombia aimed at improving prison conditions reduced recidivism of released offenders and was a net benefit to society
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State-building on the margin: An urban experiment in Medellín
The success of an intervention to increase state presence in gang-controlled neighbourhoods depended on the initial level of gang vs state governance