Sistema penitenciário e desafios da ressocialização

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to analyze the penitentiary system in Brazil, its current conditions and possible re-socialization of the graduate. The present work was carried out based on bibliographic research, making an in-depth study about concepts and main characteristics of the topic addressed essential. The origin of the prison, its purpose and the results of the use of the sentence of deprivation of liberty of the convicts were traced. Some articles of the Federal Constitution of 1988 and of the Penal Execution Law number 7.210 were addressed. We sought to emphasize the importance of education in the prison environment and its relevance for an effective reintegration of the detainee into society. The importance of education within the prison system and the positive results already achieved by investing in the prisoner's educational life were stressed. Therefore, it was also necessary to mention doctrines and statistical data. The deductive method, also used here, is a form of argument used in order to reach a conclusion after a specific reasoning. It is a methodology used in several areas of human knowledge.