Entre quatro paredes : a visita íntima no cárcere

Abstract

In Brazil, the population deprived of freedom has been growing significantly in recent years, with the largest portion being composed of young people, black and brown. In this context, women assume the role of intermediaries in intra and extramural relationships. However, because they are family members of a person deprived of liberty, they suffer daily from emotional, financial and social repercussions, being subject to all types of violence. The objective of this work was to understand the experience of these women and the occurrence of violence during intimate visits in prison. This is an exploratory research, with a qualitative approach, using secondary data extracted from a qualitative database arising from a doctoral thesis. The original research included female companions and mothers of men deprived of liberty, in a closed regime, and this study focused on the analysis only of PDL companions, resulting in a sample of five women. During the database consultation, we limited the subject referring to violence against women narrated by PPL companions. After reading, the data were treated by content analysis, thematic modality, resulting in five categories. The results showed that the participants had an average age of 37 years, most self-declared black, had low education and income of 1.2 minimum wages. As for the types of violence found in the narratives of the companions, they are institutional, psychological and sexual. Situations of embarrassment, shame, lack of sexual pleasure and understanding of the sexual act as a woman's obligation stand out. Thus, it can be concluded that the experiences of the companions of people deprived of liberty are permeated by violations of their rights, and given the state of vulnerability, these women do not recognize the violence that is perpetrated by their companions, by society and by penitentiary agents, understanding it to be a consequence of being the wife of a prisoner.