Advanced Prison Unit of Indaial
| Advanced Prison Unit of Indaial | |
|---|---|
Unidade Prisional Avançada de Indaial | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Prison |
| Address | Otto Stange Street, 127[1] |
| Town or city | Indaial |
| Country | Brazil |
| Completed | 2002 |
The Advanced Prison Unit of Indaial is a prison from the city of Indaial, known for their reintegration programs through public and private partnerships where the inmates receive wages and reduction of sentences through work.
History
[edit]The Advanced Prison Unit (UPA) of Indaial was created by the Law Nº 12.116, 7 January 2002, signed by the Governor of Santa Catarina Esperidião Amin.[2]
Reintegration programs
[edit]The UPA is known for their reintegration programs for inmates, where they can work in exchange for a reduction of sentence. In 2013, 43% of Santa Catarina inmates were working, the biggest percentage in Brazil. The Law of Penal Executions determines that only 10% of an affiliated company can be made of inmates to avoid exploitation.[3] At the UPA, the inmates are paid a minimum of R$ 800,00 and graduate in the primary education by the Education Center for Young and Adults and technical courses by SENAI.[4][5] The majority of the inmates chooses to work.[6] The inmates can also reduce their sentences through reading.[7] According to the police, the programs reduced indiscipline and escapes.[8] In 2018, the UPA competed for the Inovare award for the lack of escapes and internal traffic for more than 5 years.[9]
Since 2008, Taschibra maintains the project “O trabalho que reacende”, where they employ prisoners from the UPA.[10] The project was idealized by Renato Grahl.[11] The inmates receive a third of the normal wages. According to the company, they use their cheap labor to diminish Chinese importations.[12] The inmates don't receive wages if there are production errors.[9]
In 2017, the Indaial Prefecture launched the project "Integrar", idealized by Aetius Timar Hennings. Eight inmates worked in public cleaning with the supervision of the Secretary of Sanitization and Environment. The prisoners received minimum wage and a meal.[13] After two years, the program expanded to other areas in the public sector and there were 22 inmates working.[14]
Incidents
[edit]The UPA suffers from overcrowding. In 2013, the Justice Court of Santa Catarina deemed as favorable the appeal made by the Public Ministry of Santa Catarina regarding overcrowding and structural reforms.[15] In March 2020, the reopening of the UPA of Ituporanga was studied as a way of transferring inmates from Indaial.[16]
In August 2019, the police accused 15 inmates of planning an armed scape.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Presídio Regional de Indaial". Legislative Assembly of Santa Catarina (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ Amin, Esperidião (7 January 2002). "LEI Nº 12.116, de 07 de janeiro de 2002". Legislative Assembly of Santa Catarina (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 18 March 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ Bispo, Fábio (28 March 2013). "Trabalho dentro dos presídios de SC é caminho para sistema humanizado". ND Mais (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Unidade Prisional de Indaial é modelo na ressocialização do preso pelo trabalho". Court of Justice of Santa Catarina (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 June 2014. Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ ""Por Trás das Grades": detentos e a jornada de transformação através da religião em Indaial". Cidade Alerta (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 March 2024. Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ Deon, Réges Antonio (2019). "Acesso, diagnóstico e tratamento da tuberculose para a população privada de liberdade no estado de Santa Catarina". Final Thesis of Post-Graduation in Administration (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.
- ^ "UPA e Prefeitura: parceria traz novidade para Indaial". Jornal Café Impresso (in Brazilian Portuguese). 21 February 2017. Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Trabalho de detentos reduziu indisciplina e fugas na Unidade prisional de Indaial". RIC Notícias (in Brazilian Portuguese). 11 May 2016. Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Presídio de Indaial concorre a prêmio de destaque como modelo prisional de SC". RIC TV (in Brazilian Portuguese). 21 July 2018. Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ Silva, Ânderson (27 July 2018). "Ministro da Segurança participa de evento sobre sistema prisional em Florianópolis". NSC Total (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 17 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Taschibra comemora sucesso da parceria com a Unidade Prisional de Indaial". Legislative Assembly of Santa Catarina (in Brazilian Portuguese). 15 August 2012. Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "Para alavancar setor, indústria de iluminação de SC aposta em peças de vidro e artesanais". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 3 June 2018. Archived from the original on 17 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Detentos da UPA de Indaial iniciam caminho à ressocialização". O Indaialense (in Brazilian Portuguese). 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Detentos da UPA de Indaial iniciam caminho à ressocialização". Balanço Geral Blumenau (in Brazilian Portuguese). 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Justiça determina fim de irregularidades em prisão de Indaial". Jornal Pomerode (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 March 2013. Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ Silva, Ânderson (13 March 2020). "Acordo com o governo do Estado desinterdita presídio e penitenciária de Blumenau" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ Elias, Felipe (24 August 2019). "Plano de fuga de detentos é descoberto no Vale do Itajaí". OCP News (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 19 March 2025.