Análise da Política Nacional de Trabalho no Âmbito do Sistema Prisional (PNAT) – Decreto Nº 9.450/2018

Abstract

The objective of the research that supports this report is to identify the points of advance and some of the challenges for a better implementation of the National Labor Policy in the scope of the Prison System (PNAT), established through Decree No. 9.450, of July 24, 2018. Purpose of enabling the insertion of people deprived of liberty and those released from the prison system in the world of work and in income generation. To support this analysis, a historical survey of the emergence of the prison sentence is made, especially identifying it as an instrument of social control. The declared functions of this penalty are described, as well as the functions opposed to those declared and that serve the purposes of the neoliberal capitalist system. It also demonstrates the indispensability of work as a means to achieve the resocialization of people deprived of liberty and the treatment that should be given to it to enable this purpose. The methodological option for the research is theoretical-descriptive and documentary-explanatory, through bibliographical, documentary and electronic research, with a study of current legislation and international documents in which Brazil is a signatory, in addition to the survey of the main available statistical data, which contribute in an attempt to demonstrate the current reality of the prison system generally, and of the work carried out within its scope. The conclusions indicate that the PNAT did not show significant advances, however, it can be considered as a step in the discussion for policies aimed at this theme. Demonstrating the need for continuous assessment of its implementation and adoption of measures that enable the achievement of its purposes and objectives, which depends on political will, committed administrative action and support from society