Gender Inequality in the Bahia Penitentiary System and Its Impact on the Resocialization of Incarcerated Women

  • Sandro José Gomes Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones para el Desarrollo Docente CENID A.C.

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the unequal position assumed by women in the Bahia prison system and the impact of this position on prison resocialization. The qualitative research was carried out based on a current bibliographic review on the subject and had, in the specific research plan, the documentary analysis of five reports of entities that follow up on the issues of imprisonment of people in the state of Bahia, Brazil, and respect for human rights in these prisons. The survey results show that, out of a total of 25 prison units, only nine have custody of women and most of the units do not have the minimum conditions to carry out this work. Thus, the present article shows that the penitentiary system of Bahia is not prepared to receive women and when it does it gives them even worse treatment than that given to men, making the prospect of prison resocialization impossible.

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Published
2020-01-08
How to Cite
José Gomes, S. (2020). Gender Inequality in the Bahia Penitentiary System and Its Impact on the Resocialization of Incarcerated Women. RICSH Iberoamerican Journal of Social and Humanistic Sciences, 9(17), 312 - 329. https://doi.org/10.23913/ricsh.v9i17.200
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Research Articles