A vida no cárcere e a atenção à saúde dos detentos no centro de detenção provisória Dr. Luis César Lacerda de São Vicente/SP

Abstract

Understand how to process the relations in everyday life of prison and evaluate the situation of health care in the detainee CDP São Vicente/SP was the main objective of this study aimed to ascertain the specific living conditions of detainees in the town of São Vicente/SP; see how they detect diseases before and during incarceration in the town of São Vicente/SP; know the actions taken by health professionals and ways to treat diseases of the detainees; identify which inmates' complaints of CDP São Vicente/SP in relation to health care of the detainee. This is qualitative research conducted in Provisional Detention Center Dr. Luis Cesar Lacerda de São Vicente, São Paulo, and ten prisoners as subjects and a health care professional who works in the prison unit. With detainees, the instrument used was a semi-structured interview and the professional, open interview with script. Data collection occurred during the months from July to December 2011. The results revealed that the profile of inmates does not differ from that found in other studies. Of the ten inmates, four are in the range of 20 to 30 and the remaining six between 31 and 40 years. The low education level was confirmed, as two did not complete primary school and eight complete elementary school. Regarding marital status, three singles and seven are married. Regarding the number of children, three prisoners have no son, four even has two sons, two of three to four children and only one inmate have five or more children. The color self-declared also confirmed, with browns and blacks add nine prisoners and one white. Seven inmates are from Baixada Santista and three from other cities in the state of São Paulo. Seven primary and three are repeat offenders, and still, eight and two regularly receive visits any visit. A professional is female, 50 years old and worked for nine years and six months in SAP, throughout this period in the town of São Vicente. The analysis of data was based on two main themes: life in prison and the inmate health care. The everyday prison is marked by idleness, power relationships and coping strategies. In health care the inmate was found that prisoners are assisted minimally, because there is a shortage of health professionals, such as doctors and nurses, and the distribution of drugs is only regulate when it comes to TB, HIV and mental illness. In other cases, there is delay in treatment and medication from the prison unit and are usually family members who bring drugs. With regard to food, this is general dissatisfaction, although it is an important component to maintaining health. The research sought to show a clip from the reality experienced by prisoners regarding health care in the town of São Vicente.