Direito à educação e à leitura no cárcere: uma análise do sistema prisional brasileiro

Abstract

This study analyzes education and reading as tools for resocialization in the Brazilian prison system, examining the normative and structural conditions that shape access to these practices. The research is based on legislative frameworks and recent data, including the Penal Execution Law (1984), the Federal Constitution (1988), and reports from official agencies. The study is justified by the widespread violation of human rights in the Brazilian prison system, including the right to education and reading. The central issue focuses on the normative and legal challenges that hinder the implementation of these educational policies, highlighting gaps between legal frameworks and prison realities. This article aims to analyze the normative frameworks and legal responsibilities underpinning educational practices in prisons, assessing their adequacy for ensuring the right to education and promoting social reintegration. The research follows a qualitative and quantitative approach, with a descriptive and explanatory nature, based on a literature review, document analysis, and statistical data. The findings show that, although Brazil has a comprehensive legal framework, the effectiveness of education and reading in prisons is limited by unfavorable structural and cultural conditions. These practices, despite being recognized as fundamental rights, remain ineffective in most of the prison system, revealing a significant gap between legal provisions and the reality of prisons. The study contributes to understanding the normative landscape and analyzing the sufficiency of the legal framework in ensuring the right to education in prisons, aligned with the objectives of Brazilian penal execution.