O papel da Assembleia Legislativa do Rio Grande do Norte com a política pública do sistema penitenciário: análise da comissão especial de sistema prisional

Abstract

The tip of the iceberg of the crisis in the penitentiary system of recent years has been overcrowding of prisons, leaving a trail of rebellions, deaths, fugues and images of unhealthy prison conditions. This work aims to contribute to the area, rescuing the discussion of the problem within the state legislative branch. In view of the role played by the Legislative Assembly as a constituent power in the elaboration of public policies, this research seeks to evaluate the work of the Special Commission on Prison System, constituted within the scope of the Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Norte, to improve policy public opinion, from the subjective perspective of the parliamentarians, participants in the aforementioned Commission. To do so, we chose a qualitative methodology, using case study, observation and document analysis techniques, from January to December 2017, for data collection; and content analysis and application of the SWOT tool, in order to analyze them. In the results, there was a politicalpartisan impact of the debates on the strengths and weaknesses of the work developed. In a critical bias, the lack of effectiveness in meeting the objectives was observed, with the Commission reaching inconclusive results and without publishing a final report.