Prisons and forced labor in the mid-nineteenth century

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  • Flavio de Sá Cavalcanti de Albuquerque Neto Instituto Federal de Pernambuco, Caruaru, PE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15175/1984-2503-20179103

Keywords:

Prisons, penal labor, nineteenth century

Abstract

This article discusses the state of the prisons in the Empire of Brazil in the second half of the nineteenth century, based on the example of Recife Detention Center, established in Pernambuco state capital in the 1850s. By analyzing documents both from the Ministry of Justice and from the state of Pernambuco itself, the text discusses both the material conditions of the institutions as well as the use of punishment, such as labor, which was believed to rehabilitate the criminals, promoting their future return to society as disciplined and civilized individuals. An analysis is also performed on concepts of crime and punishment that mapped the debate surrounding the subject in Brazil, as well as abroad (such as in the International Penitentiary Congresses).

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Author Biography

Flavio de Sá Cavalcanti de Albuquerque Neto, Instituto Federal de Pernambuco, Caruaru, PE

É doutor em História pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (2015). Professor do IFPE, campus Caruaru. É um dos organizadores da coletânea "História das Prisões no Brasil" (Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, 2009). Tem experiência na área de História, com ênfase em História das Prisões, História Moderna e Contemporânea e História do Brasil Império e República, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Política e Sociedade no Brasil Império; História das Prisões Brasileiras (Império e República).

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Published

2017-01-27

How to Cite

Albuquerque Neto, F. de S. C. de. (2017). Prisons and forced labor in the mid-nineteenth century. Passages: International Review of Political History and Legal Culture, 9(1), 40-57. https://doi.org/10.15175/1984-2503-20179103

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Vol. 9 - No. 1 - Janeiro a Abril (2017)

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Articles

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