This chapter examines the historical, cultural, and structural processes that have shaped marginalization and identity erosion among the Raizal people of the Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia, and Santa Catalina. It traces the impact of colonial legacies, economic transformation, and educational disconnection on the weakening of cultural continuity and social belonging. Drawing on criminological, sociological, and educational scholarship, the chapter situates contemporary patterns of inequality and criminalization within a broader history of displacement, linguistic suppression, and political exclusion. Particular attention is given to the role of education as both a site of alienation and a potential mechanism of restoration when detached from cultural relevance. The chapter establishes the foundational conditions that give rise to cycles of exclusion, incarceration, and recidivism, emphasizing that these outcomes reflect structural abandonment rather than individual deficiency. By framing marginalization as a cumulative historical process, the chapter provides the conceptual groundwork for Identity Restoration Theory and introduces identity reconstruction as an essential dimension of justice, rehabilitation, and social repair.