INPEC Publication Schema: Colombian Prison Information Registry

A metadata registry from Colombia's National Penitentiary and Prison Institute (INPEC) detailing its published information assets. The dataset includes columns for information title, responsible parties, generation date, update frequency, format, and access location. It is published on datos.gov.co to comply with Colombia's Law 1712 on transparency and public information access.

Use Cases

• Analyzing information update frequency and formats using the 'Frecuencia de actualización' and 'Formato' columns.
• Mapping information ownership and responsibility using the 'Nombre del responsable de la producción de la información' and 'Nombre del responsable de la información' columns.
• Tracking the generation timeline of published documents using the 'Fecha de Generación de la Información' column.
• Identifying available languages and access points for specific information assets using the 'Idioma' and 'Lugar de consulta' columns.

Strengths

• Provides structured metadata for public information assets from a key Colombian government institution.
• Includes 9 distinct columns covering administrative, temporal, and access details.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Instituto Nacional Penitenciario y Carcelario (INPEC), Colombia.

Collection Method

Published as part of a transparency and public information access schema.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 19:04:19; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia