The Mozambican penitentiary system: legislation and reality

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https://doi.org/10.15175/1984-2503-202012207

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Penitentiary system, re-socialization, prison overcrowding, recidivism, Mozambique

Abstract

The aim of this work is to examine the current state of Mozambique’s penitentiary system, describing the main challenges it faces and suggesting solutions to overcrowding, recidivism, and the prisoners’ re-socialization process. The article also aims to draw a parallel between the practical reality and what Law no. 35/2014 of December 31 (Mozambican Penal Code) establishes as the purpose of punishment. We discuss data from the Mozambican National Penitentiary Service (SERNAP) and from the National Enquiry into Incidence, Behavioral Risks, and Information on HIV and AIDS in Mozambique. We also consider the discrepancy between that which is laid out by the law and the practical reality, given how severely the country’s prisons violate the aforementioned provisions.

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Domingos Nhamboca Hale Bacião, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA

Universidade Zambeze (Moçambique). Mestrando em Direito Público pela Universidade Federal da Bahia (2018-2020). Graduado em Direito pela Universidade Zambeze- Moçambique (2017), Membro da AMAC-Associação moçambicana dos Advogados Cristãos.

Julio Rocha, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA

Professor Associado da Universidade Federal da Bahia. Professor do Quadro Permanente do Mestrado e Doutorado em Direito (PPGD). Diretor da Faculdade de Direito da UFBA (2017-2021). Graduado em Direito pela Universidade Federal da Bahia (1992), Mestre em Direito pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (1997) e Doutor em Direito pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (2001), com Doutorado Sanduíche - Tulane University (2000). Pós-doutoramento em Antropologia pela Universidade Federal da Bahia (2012).

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Published

2020-05-31

How to Cite

Bacião, D. N. H., & Rocha, J. (2020). The Mozambican penitentiary system: legislation and reality. Passages: International Review of Political History and Legal Culture, 12(2), 296-308. https://doi.org/10.15175/1984-2503-202012207

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Vol. 12 - Nº 2 - Maio a Agosto (2020)

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