Perfil das mulheres encarceradas do Presídio Jacy de Assis e da Penitenciária Pimenta da Veiga situado em Uberlândia - MG

Abstract

This article adresses the emergence of penalties and their modifications, identifying hou suche aspects would influence the growing number of women incarcerated between the years 2000 and 2014. It aims to present the reality of the Brazilian prison system, tracing the profile of women incarcerated in prison systems of Uberlândia and establishing the possible relations whit the profile of Brazilian inmates, illustrantig the data through graphs, as well as pergoming interpretations of the data obtained through critical readings by authors who work the prison system in Brazil and especially the issue of gender in prisons Brazilian companies. He used the Bangkok Roles, the Law on Penal Executions and other treaties to understand the situation of women in prisons and how the state has dealt with the “war on drugs. Adding to these aspects, the article presentes alternatives so that both Society, the State anda the municipaity can offer women egressed from the prison system job and income opportunities, seeking alternatives to prisons.