Abstract

GODOI, Rafael. Punishment experience and population management in penitentiaries of São Paulo, Brazil. Etnográfica [online]. 2017, vol.21, n.1, pp.27-48. ISSN 0873-6561.

In this paper, I explore some structural dimensions of the daily functioning of São Paulo penitentiary system, especially related to juridical and disciplinary issues. The field work focused on some penitentiaries in São Paulo’s metropolitan region - where I entered as a catholic volunteer. I turn to some suggestions on foucauldian governmentality to identify certain management dynamics of an increasingly expansive prison population. Finally, I discuss how these research findings can contribute to the understanding of contemporary mass incarceration as well as the phenomenon of prison factions in Brazil.

Keywords : prison; justice; state; governmentality; São Paulo.

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