REMOTE EDUCATION IN PRISONS IN TIMES OF PANDEMIC

Abstract

The Federal Constitution, in article 205, establishes education as a right of all and a duty of the State and the family. Law No. 7,210/84 emphasizes that the person deprived of liberty must have access to education and be guaranteed by the State. In 2020, the world was affected by the SARS-COV2 Pandemic, which required physical distancing, impacting education, and this right is now guaranteed through remote education. The research had as general objective to understand how remote education occurred in prisons during the pandemic. We conducted a bibliographic and documentary research with a qualitative analysis of the data. The data revealed that teaching in the South region was carried out through remote and computerized teaching, with inmates having access to computers and the internet. In the Southeast region, printed materials were used, prepared by the State Department of Education's own teachers, in addition to the use of audio and video in the educational process, including virtual visits to museums. In the Northern region, video recording and transmission to inmates were used, and an offline version of the aprimora platform was also developed, which integrates technological resources and curricular content. In the Northeast region, prison distance learning was created. In the Midwest region, inmates were able to continue their studies through printed materials and also with a virtual review system. We conclude that the States sought to implement mechanisms for the continuity of the Right to Education of persons deprived of liberty.