RELIGIOSIDADE NO MÉTODO DA ASSOCIAÇÃO DE PROTEÇÃO E ASSISTÊNCIA AOS CONDENADOS (APAC): ANÁLISE DA INFLUÊNCIA NA VIDA DAS INTERNAS DE GOVERNADOR VALADARES-MG

Abstract

The present study is a bibliographic work with the objective of analyzing the influence of the religiosity of the Association for the Protection and Assistance to Convicts (APAC) in the life of the inmates of Governador Valadares (MG). The problem question asked how the presence of religiosity in the Association of Protection and Assistance to Convicts (APAC) method influences the lives of inmates in their recovery and resocialization process? It was possible to observe that the essence of APAC is religious. In this way, the institution constitutes an establishment for serving a sentence that preaches the Christian religion. Thus, considering that religion has the power to persuade human conduct, APAC focuses on incorporating Christian religious references and values into the universe of serving the sentence, thus achieving the purposes of resocialization. In this sense, the proclamation of the Gospel in the prison environment is not limited to preaching, indoctrination and reading of sacred texts, but it unfolds in the treatment of health, education, professionalization, legal assistance to the inmates and their respective families. Religion has played a key role in legitimizing the APAC order; contributing to the creation of a beneficial environment for resocialization. In addition, the literature points out that the moral transformation through religion that is proclaimed by APAC has shown high rates of resocialization compared to the common penitentiary regime. In this sense, the religious attitude conceives a significant axis in the way of being in the world of women under recovery, providing a greater sense of value in life. In this way, it is important to carry out more and more new studies in order to bring a more adequate understanding of the fundamental role of religiosity in the lives of contemporary women, especially with regard to human valorization, emotional, psychological and well-being. as its role in the recovery process of APAC inmates.