| dc.description.abstract | Incarceration is a phenomenon that impacts in a way that reduces not only the arrested
individual, but his whole broader context, such as the family system, social networks, the
neighborhood, the community. Among the relationships affected by prison, we highlight
the love and marital relationships, the focus of this study. Conjugality in this context
encompasses challenges inherent to the conjugal relationship itself, in addition to aspects
related to the prison environment, social vulnerability and crime, making their experience
more complex. In view of the above, the present study makes reference to a qualitative,
descriptive-exploratory research, which aimed to understand the experience of women
companions of men deprived of their liberty from the arrest of their companions. Twelve
women participated in the study who had a romantic relationship with a man deprived of
his freedom. The number of participants respected the criterion of sampling by theoretical
saturation. As instruments, a Sociodemographic Data Questionnaire and an Interview on
Conjugality and Prison were used, organized and applied in a semi-structured manner, with
the data being defeated through Thematic Analysis. The results of the study divide and
discuss by means of two articles: “Perceptions of female partners of men in prison on
conjugality”; and "Experiences of female companions of prisoners: between the" inside
"and" outside "of prisons. It was found that women experienced the incarceration of their
partners in an active and participatory manner, effecting an increase in cohesion between
partners. At the same time, there were dissatisfactions with the prison context, which
reverberated in conflicts and communication difficulties between the couple, in addition to
crossings in sexuality and conjugal intimacy, dimensions perceived as most affected by
incarceration. More broadly, it is seen that the prison has changed the entire life of the
participating women, giving particularities to their experiences. The results showed changes
in his routine, changes in family dynamics, assumption of multiple functions, overload,
repercussions on his family and social relationships, and, in particular, the prejudice and
stigma related to having a partner in prison. It is considered relevant to pay attention to the
experiences of women inmates, in view of the increase in incarceration in Brazil, as well as
the fact that the repercussions of incarceration, although considering their particularities,
present themselves as transversal to women and their companions. | |
