The Importance Of Prison Labor In The Brazilian Prison System
The Importance Of Prison Labor In The Brazilian Prison System
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https://doi.org/10.51473/rcmos.v1i1.2026.2125Keywords:
Prison labor, Resocialization, Prison systemAbstract
The Brazilian prison system faces serious structural challenges, such as overcrowding, institutional violence, criminal recidivism, and the difficulty of resocializing inmates. In this context, prison labor emerges as a fundamental instrument for the effective implementation of the social function of punishment, as foreseen in the Brazilian legal system. This article aims to analyze the importance of prison labor in the Brazilian prison system, highlighting its legal foundations, its contribution to human dignity, its role in the resocialization of the convicted person, and its social impacts. The research uses a qualitative method, of a bibliographic and documentary nature, based on the 1988 Federal Constitution, the Penal Execution Law, and specialized doctrine. It concludes that prison labor, when effectively implemented, constitutes an essential mechanism for the humanization of punishment and for the reduction of criminal recidivism, benefiting not only the inmate but also society as a whole.
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BRASIL. Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil de 1988.
BRASIL. Lei nº 7.210, de 11 de julho de 1984. Lei de Execução Penal.
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https://www.governo.mg.gov.br/Noticias/Detalhe/5032
https://www.simpesc.org.br/2023/07/o-trabalho-e-a-melhor-saida
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