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Suicide in Prisons: A Study of the Judgments of the Court of Justice of the State of Rio Grande do Sul

ABSTRACT

Suicide in Prisons: A Study of the Judgments of the Court of Justice of the State of Rio Grande do Sul analyzes 14 cases of suicides in prison custody occurred in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It highlights situational and personal factors identified in the events, as well as the judges’ beliefs about the relationship between the state and the guarantee of the integrity of inmates. The results contribute to a better understanding of these events, as well as to research agendas on deaths in prison custody.

Keywords:
judicial judgments; prison; suicide; deaths under custody; penitentiary issue

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