Assistência religiosa: um olhar socioeducativo dentro do Sistema Prisional da Bahia

Abstract

In the present study was presented an analysis of the religious assistance work developed in the Prison System. The research was based on a bibliographic review, which is guided by factors such as religious freedom, ideal of freedom, socioeducational actions, re-socialization and reintegration - pointing out how they produce, reproduce and establish religious perceptions and experiences in prisons. The general objective was to analyze the effectiveness of the process of resocialization of the inmate in the prison system through religious assistance, as a possible socio-educational action, highlighting the Association of Protection and Assistance to Condemned (APAC) method. To fulfill the general objective, it was established as specific objectives: Understanding assistance in the life of the convict and the process of re-socialization; check the issue of recidivism and adherence to religious practices; analyze the encounter between the convict and the religious cult in the context of APAC. They stand out as the theoretical basis of the research Durkheim (1996), Goffman (1974), Foucault (1972), Husserl (1997), Mauss (1974), Bauman (1998), Chartier (1995), Lemgruber (1989), Godoy (1995), Freud (1996). In the methodology, bibliographic and documentary research and content analysis were adopted. For the effectiveness intended in this research, documents were identified through bibliographic sources of books, scientific articles, theses and dissertations in the area of Religious Assistance in the Brazilian Prison System. The bibliographic search was based on data instruments for online consultation, whether they are: Imported from the Capes Portal and the Scielo database; from Brazilian Institute of Criminal Sciences (IBCCRIM), Google Scholar, Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, in addition to textbooks and legislations that address the topic. Consubstantiated with descriptors that deal with: Religious assistance, prison management; re-socialization and social reintegration; penal legislation and its consequences; seeking to identify specific and more recent studies that address this theme. The result of the analysis of the data indicates that the objectives of resocialization of the inmates have been progressively achieved over the years and have been caused changes in the structure of the Brazilian prison system. The research also points to the need to adopt religious practices as a prominent function for the re-socialization of the prisoner and its importance, bringing the APAC method as a great example of the effectiveness of the religious function in the reinsertion of the prisoner.