Abstract
Having as writing trigger the book Captains of the Sands, by Jorge Amado, we aim to discuss the adolescent imprisonment in Brazil and in Espírito Santo state by considering as field of analysis the production of the outcry for governance/punishment of the “dangerous”. The analysis is based on a scientific literature review concerning the subject and the discussion utilizes journalistic news reports as well as official documents found on governmental websites. The discussion highlights the importance of turning our attention towards judicialization of life, guided by judgment and blaming practices which engages violence production. Punitive and extermination speech is understood as starting from the diffusion of the binary idea of the world, from dissemination of fear and insecurity as a policy for segregation and identification of those who can be disregarded from society. The visibility of questions that promote a changing on the course in which we find ourselves of criminal safety outcry is urgently pointed out.
Keywords:
prisons; socio-educative measures; penal state; judicialization