PRISON EXPANSION AND VIOLATION OF DIGNITY

THE INVISIBILITY OF WOMEN IN THE SERGIPE PRISON SYSTEM

Authors

  • Alesi Silva Leite Universidade Tiradentes
  • Ronaldo Alves Marinho da Silva Universidade Tiradentes

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17564/2316-381X.2026v10n3p257-270

Abstract

The article analyzes the structural crisis of the Brazilian penal system, highlighting how punitive policies negatively affect the female prison population. The growth of this population is linked to the persistence of incarceration as the primary penal response, disregarding gender, motherhood, and health specificities. The research also emphasizes violations of the principle of human dignity, enshrined in the Federal Constitution and international standards such as the Mandela and Bangkok Rules. Focusing on the state of Sergipe, it examines the overcrowding of the Female Prison (PREFEM), noting that more than half of the inmates are pre-trial detainees. It highlights the lack of nurseries, healthcare facilities, and adequate dormitories for these women, as well as the shortage of basic hygiene supplies such as sanitary pads and water, characterizing institutionalized menstrual poverty. The study concludes that the current female incarceration policy fails to promote rehabilitation and reinforces inequalities, calling into question a prison system that fails to uphold constitutional and international rights for women deprived of liberty.

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Author Biographies

Alesi Silva Leite, Universidade Tiradentes

Master’s student in Law at Tiradentes University (UNIT/SE). Specialist in Digital Law from Legale Educacional. Member of the Research Group on Penal Enforcement and Public Security – CNPq Research Directory.

Ronaldo Alves Marinho da Silva, Universidade Tiradentes

Postdoctoral Fellow at the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUC/PR). PhD in Law from Mackenzie Presbyterian University (UPM); Master in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUC/PR). Coordinator of the Penal Reformatory Extension Project/Unit. Deputy Leader of the Research Group on Penal Enforcement and Public Security – CNPq Research Directory. Editor of the journal Interfaces Científicas: Humanas e Sociais. Member of the Penitentiary Council of the State of Sergipe. Full member of the Brazilian Forum on Public Security (FBSP). Permanent Professor of the Graduate Program in Human Rights at Tiradentes University. Civil Police Chief of the State of Sergipe. Visiting professor at the Civil Police Academy of the State of Sergipe and at the Judicial School of the Court of Justice of the State of Sergipe.

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Published

2026-06-30

How to Cite

Silva Leite, A., & Alves Marinho da Silva, R. (2026). PRISON EXPANSION AND VIOLATION OF DIGNITY: THE INVISIBILITY OF WOMEN IN THE SERGIPE PRISON SYSTEM. Interfaces Científicas - Direito, 10(3), 257–270. https://doi.org/10.17564/2316-381X.2026v10n3p257-270

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 3 (2026): Fluxo Contínuo

Section

Artigos

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