Os desafios de egressos do sistema prisional na inserção em ambientes laborais e o papel da política pública de economia solidária

Prison institutions, in Brazil, should be an effective instrument for the rehabilitation of people previously incarcerated after serving their sentence. However, the prison sphere has not provided effective opportunities to prepare these individuals. The principal objective of this article was to identify the challenges faced by people previously incarcerated for their insertion in the world of work and the contributions that the public policy of Solidarity Economy can provide in this process. It was a multi-case study and the data collection method consisted of semi-structured interviews with individuals who have already been in prison and are part of Solidarity Economy Cooperatives in the city of Araraquara, São Paulo state. As results found by the research with the people previously incarcerated, when trying to re-enter work environments, the following difficulties can be pointed out: prejudice and discrimination, lack of documentation, fine due with justice, low education, insufficient professional qualification to access more valued jobs in the world of work and the absence of programs that generate opportunities, both on the part of public power and society. The results of this research also point out that the Solidarity Economy public policy, which encourages the organization of people previously incarcerated in Solidarity Economy Enterprises, can be one of the alternatives to prevent criminal recidivism.