A paternidade de homens presos: a ausência do Estado e do Serviço social

Abstract

The present research aims to discuss and analyze, from a socio-historical perspective, the consequences of mass incarceration of fathers, based on an understanding of the relationship between the patriarchal monogamous family, structural racism, the prison system, and Social Work. This study focuses on understanding how the deprivation of liberty of fathers contributes to: (i) the weakening or rupture of family ties between fathers and children; (ii) the tendency toward problems in the socio-emotional development of children; and (iii) the loss of a significant portion of household income. It also seeks to address the scarcity of public policies developed for incarcerated fathers and their families, analyzing the Brazilian State's responses to the manifestations of the Social Question that affect them. It aims to discuss family and community coexistence as an inalienable right of these individuals, as advocated in the Statute of the Child and Adolescent (ECA) and the Penal Execution Law (LEP). Furthermore, this work seeks to address the possibilities for mitigating the systematic rights violations within the Brazilian Prison System and the contributions of Social Work to these strategies, adopting a penal abolitionist perspective. To discuss the guiding questions of the research, the following methodology was proposed: a literature review on the proposed theme; a collection of applicable Brazilian and international legislation; a collection of pertinent public policies; and the collection of qualitative data to substantiate the analyses and conclusions of this study