Na caminhada: grupos online e redes de ajuda de familiares de presos em São Paulo

Abstract

This research aimed to understand how online groups are mobilized by women who visit their relatives and partners in prison units in the state of São Paulo to sustain their journey. To achieve this, observations were conducted in Facebook and WhatsApp groups, along with an interview with the administrator of a Facebook group. In this way, the study sought to discuss how the specific dynamics of the São Paulo state prison system, composed of communicating vessels, are mobilized by these women to navigate its prison flows in order to sustain their journey