Notas sobre Concepción Arenal

Abstract

When Concepción Arenal is studied, she is almost always linked to Criminal Law, prisonsand prisoners. She became more renown, crossed over the Spanish borders and went straight to thetop as a criminal lawyer, a prison reformer and an expert in the psychology of prisoners and theirsocial environment. Her personality was so versatile that she did not leave any subject unanalyzed, orany social problem uncovered. It can be said that, in the 19th century, Concepción Arenal, with herintelligence and her pen, enlightened the darkest corners where injustice, poverty, violence, tyranny,discrimination, class and gender privileges were hiding, while most importantly condemning theinhumane situation of prisoners.