Processo de ressocialização de reclusos: o caso da Cadeia feminina de Ndlavela

Abstract

The present work is the theme: process of resocialization of prisoners: the case of female chain of Ndlavela. And as suggested by the theme, had as field data collection special penitentiary of women, better known as women's Ndlavela chain, where we tried to figure out everything that is made by the institution in order to rehabilitate women in conflict with the law, which are the subject of this process. The study was qualitative character, not having obeyed no statistical rigor, and were used as data collection techniques, the direct observation and semi-structured interviews; in this way it was possible to check the activities that the inmates are taught and even forced to run, so that they can learn something from passing through the prison institution, since it is assumed that this process way to rehabilitate the prisoners so that they change their behavior and no further infringement on the world of crime. What about the interviews, these were made to 14 women that have been through the process of resocialization in jail women's Ndlavela, i.e. ex-recluses that talked about your experience during your stay in prison, what they learned and how it contributed to their social reintegration. The study had as theoretical orientation, the approach of Erving Goffman total institutions. Once it was found that the institution concerned, presents all the characteristics of a total institution presented by Goffman, and plays the role to contribute in changing the personality of the individual, what Goffman calls of mortification of "I", transforming individuals criminals not to felons. With study concluded that the process of resocialization of convicts women's Ndlavela chain is effective, and this in conjunction to the fact that women do not face many difficulties in social reintegration, within the family and in the labour market, contributes to the low levels of recidivism that occur in women's Ndlavela chain.