masterThesis
O direito humano à alimentação adequada de mulheres no sistema prisional da Paraíba
Fecha
2019-12-16Registro en:
SOUSA, Luciana Maria Pereira de. O direito humano à alimentação adequada de mulheres no sistema prisional da Paraíba. 2019. 87f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Saúde Coletiva) - Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 2019.
Autor
Sousa, Luciana Maria Pereira de
Resumen
The right to food is part of the fundamental rights of humanity and refers to a set of necessary
and essential conditions for all human beings, in an equal way and without any type of
discrimination, exist, develop their activities and participate directly and with dignity in the
life in society. A challenging context for the realization of the right to food or the scenario of
the Brazilian prison system. In 2016, 42,000 women were deprived of their liberty. In Paraíba,
620 women are found in the state prison system. Overcrowding increases the chance of
exposure to precarious conditions and difficulty in accessing quality, effective and equitable
food, showing it as a relevant problem in the field of public health. The aim of this study is to
analyze the realization of the human right to adequate food for women in the Paraíba prison
system. This is a unique case study, with a qualitative approach, developed in the four prisons
that receive women in conflict with a law in the state of Paraíba: The Maria Júlia Maranhão
Reeducation Center in João Pessoa, a female Penitentiary in Campina Grande, a Patos
Women's Penitentiary and Cajazeiras Women's Penitentiary. The research subjects are
representatives of the Paraíba Penitentiary Administration Secretariat, general nutritionist
general store of the state penitentiary administration (1), prison health coordinator (1), doctor
and nurse of the prison health team of the unit with the largest number of women prisoner of
liberty in Paraíba (2) director of penitentiaries for women in the state (4), women in prison, in
a closed regime for at least one year (12) and as women in prison who develop work activities
in the kitchens of penitentiaries studied (8), totaling 28 participants. Data collection was
carried out through semi-structured interviews, field diaries and documentary research. For
data analysis, the content analysis method was used. The results are presented through the
categories: 1 - Female Incarceration Context in Paraíba; 2- Access to adequate food for
women in prison in Paraíba; and 3- Perception of women deprived of liberty and respect for
the right to adequate food. We observed that the context of incarceration precludes the
realization of the right to food with regard to food availability, adequacy, accessibility and
stability of supply. In conclusion, evidence that it is not a prison system in Paraíba, as
dimensions of the right to food that refer to being free from hunger and the right to adequate
food, are not effectively implemented. Food for humans must be understood as a process of
transforming nature into healthy and citizens. For this, it is essential that processes that
promote the right to food consider the principles that relate to it and, therefore, overcome
discriminatory and authoritarian practices.