Publication: La Prisión permanente revisable en España (2015-2025) Balance crítico de su aplicación práctica, desafíos constitucionales y perspectivas de reforma
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Aranda Jurado, Mar
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Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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La prisión permanente revisable (PPR) fue incorporada al ordenamiento jurídico español mediante la Ley Orgánica 1/2015, de 30 de marzo, constituyendo una de las reformas penales más controvertidas de la última década. Asimilable a la cadena perpetua revisable de otros sistemas europeos, su introducción respondió a una demanda social de mayor severidad frente a delitos de extrema gravedad. El legislador justificó la PPR como un mecanismo que, sin renunciar a la reinserción social, pretende garantizar la protección de la sociedad ante individuos altamente peligrosos, articulando una privación de libertad de duración indeterminada pero sujeta a revisión judicial tras un periodo mínimo de condena. No obstante, su aprobación generó un intenso debate político, social y doctrinal, cuestionándose su compatibilidad con los principios constitucionales de humanidad de las penas y orientación a la reinserción. El presente estudio realiza un balance crítico de la aplicación de la PPR en España entre 2015 y 2025, en comparación con algunos modelos europeos y a la luz de los estándares internacionales de derechos humanos.
The revisable permanent prison (PPR) was introduced into the Spanish legal system by Organic Law 1/2015, of March 30th, representing one of the most controversial criminal reforms of the last decade. Comparable to the reviewable life sentences in other European systems, its implementation responded to growing social demands for harsher penalties for extremely serious crimes, despite a decreasing trend in serious criminality. Lawmakers justified the PPR as a mechanism that, without abandoning the aim of social reintegration, seeks to guarantee the protection of society against highly dangerous individuals, establishing an indeterminate custodial sentence subject to judicial review after a minimum period of imprisonment. However, its approval sparked intense political, social, and academic debate, with critics questioning its compatibility with constitutional principles of humanity and the orientation toward reintegration. This paper provides a critical assessment of the practical application of the PPR in Spain from 2015 to 2025, examining its real impact, the constitutional challenges it has raised, and prospects for reform, in comparison with European models and in light of international human rights standards.
The revisable permanent prison (PPR) was introduced into the Spanish legal system by Organic Law 1/2015, of March 30th, representing one of the most controversial criminal reforms of the last decade. Comparable to the reviewable life sentences in other European systems, its implementation responded to growing social demands for harsher penalties for extremely serious crimes, despite a decreasing trend in serious criminality. Lawmakers justified the PPR as a mechanism that, without abandoning the aim of social reintegration, seeks to guarantee the protection of society against highly dangerous individuals, establishing an indeterminate custodial sentence subject to judicial review after a minimum period of imprisonment. However, its approval sparked intense political, social, and academic debate, with critics questioning its compatibility with constitutional principles of humanity and the orientation toward reintegration. This paper provides a critical assessment of the practical application of the PPR in Spain from 2015 to 2025, examining its real impact, the constitutional challenges it has raised, and prospects for reform, in comparison with European models and in light of international human rights standards.
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Cuadernos de RES PUBLICA en derecho y criminología, ISSN-e 2990-0697, Nº. 6, 2025, págs. 1-20




