Abstract

The objective of this article is to analyze the fundamental rights and guarantees guaranteed to women prisoners in the Brazilian prison system, highlighting the treatment that are applied to incarcerated women and highlighting the rights guaranteed to these inmates defined by gender. As well as bringing a brief comparison and criticism of the Brazilian female prison system in the face of the reality experienced daily by inmates, focusing on the gender division and the difficulties faced by this prison population that is almost invisible to the eyes of the Brazilian prison system and the criminal and procedural system. criminal prosecution of crimes. There is also a racial marking among this population, where the majority is black, generating the “mass incarceration of black women”, lacking state support and having social deficiencies, such as low education and lack of employment. Bringing a humanitarian reflection about the woman inside the prison and after it, emphasizing the biological and sanitary needs, since they are "prisoners" who menstruate, give birth and breastfeed.

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