“REPARAR O MAL E FAZER JUSTIÇA”: PENSANDO O PAPEL DA PRISÃO NA PROVÍNCIA DO PARANÁ (1853-1889)

Abstract

This work is in the area of historical studies of penal institutions. With it we aim to understand the role of the prison in the province of Parana in the nineteenth century, it is one of the requirements, among others, for a desired modernity enter therein the province. Issues such as crime, domination and resistance forward discussions within the justice in Brazil in the nineteenth century and allow us to understand the projects that the dominant segments had to ensure public order and control over the subaltern segments. Distribution of reports of Justice Business provide the elements for understanding the discussion about justice in the province and how the prison falls within that context. We plan from the reflection about this desired modernity to Brazil, to understand how this project came to the country and how it was linked to the reality then. Finally, we turn our gaze to the province of Parana, between the years 1853 and 1889, seeking to understand the speeches made by the provincial presidents of the chains, their material conditions and articulate this debate with the administration of justice and the use of prisons as a penalty for the crimes committed. Within this space cut back our look at the Castro Village, due to the recurring concern revealed in relation to the safety of the town and the provincial capital, where the province criminals were sent. In this sense, we analyze processes Castro crimes indicating jailbreak or break chains and talks about the chain of capital present in the reports of the provincial presidents who can provide us with clues about their operation and conditions.