Prisons and jails have major structural challenges such as overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, consumption of psychoactive substances, lack of human rights guarantees, among others, which with the Covid-19 pandemic worsened both for the Persons Deprived of Liberty [PPL] and for the officials who provide their services in prisons. All these challenges have been faced with continuous learning and it is of interest to the scientific and academic community to recognize the experiences so that they remain in the memory of Public Health risk management. Therefore, this documentary review aims to understand the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the structure and functioning of prison health in Colombia, describing the experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic, identifying the strategies implemented to contain the Covid-19 infection and mortality inside prisons and evidencing the legal contingency measures exercised during the pandemic by the Penitentiary and Prison System in Colombia.
