Violência institucional contra mulheres encarceradas : o corpo em foco

Abstract

This paper aims to present an analysis of the violence perpetrated against female bodies in prison spaces. Specifically, we seek to understand the process of female incarceration in Brazilian prison units, verify the role of social workers in the prison environment in view of the issues manifested in the system under investigation, and examine the production of knowledge of Brazilian Social Service on incarcerated women. The study of a qualitative and quantitative nature, of a bibliographic and documentary nature, was supported by references on the subject and for the collection of data, we used the Annals of the Brazilian Congress of Social Workers (CBAS), particularly the 16th and 17th editions respectively in the years 2019 and 2022. In these journals, we identified that for the year 2019, of the total of 1800 articles published, only 4 comprised the basis of analysis, as well as in relation to the year 2022, of 1293 articles, we found only 3 works. The method used to guide the studies and analyses corresponded to historical-dialectical materialism, in which it was possible to understand the dynamics of Social Service professionals in the prison system, as well as to reflect on the experiences of women in the prison environment. The results revealed that since their foundation, prisons have been designed and equipped to accommodate male bodies, thus demonstrating a spatial inequality in gender corporeality. The study also revealed different forms of violation and violence, reverberated by inhumane facets that directly affect women, such as the deprivation of liberty. Thus, it is understood that female incarceration exposes bodies and lives that pose a real challenge to Social Service in the face of recurring demands, thus provoking the search for training, to provide skills and competencies for professional practice in the prison system.