Violência institucional no cárcere: a realidade das detentas na penitenciária feminina de Manaus

Abstract

This research deals with institutional violence suffered by women incarcerated in the Manaus penitentiary, emphasizing the reality within the prison, supported by research and published books on prison routine and comparative law, mentioning cases that occurred in US penitentiaries in past decades, as well as emphasizing mechanisms, conventions, international protocols and laws that prohibit the mistreatment of women in custody. Then, the work addresses the mental health of inmates, men who visit women in prison. The research cites the case of the Prison Miguel Castro Castro, a case that occurred in Peru, which was even denounced to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for violations of the human rights of incarcerated women. Finally, as well as the human rights violated and the discussion if these rights are being respected by the State, discussing public policies that already exist that could intervene for the control and inspection of the violated rights.