Resumo
This work seeks to analyze the waiting processes that go through visits to the São
Paulo penitentiary system in the moments before passing through the entrance gate
of the penal units. Through a bibliographical review and observations made during
the production of the documentary "From grade to here", the waiting processes that
are imposed on visits are observed, which manage waits in order to limit them as
much as possible. Despite this effort, these wait management processes can be
interrupted when an unsuspecting transfer occurs and visitors need to reorganize
themselves to visit again, leaving behind all the effort mobilized to carry out the visit.