LEITURA DE OBRAS LITERÁRIAS NO CÁRCERE: NARRATIVAS DE EXPERIÊNCIA PROFISSIONAL NO PROJETO DE LEITURA INTERATIVA PARA A REMIÇÃO DE PENA

This article presents reflections on teaching work, bringing together narrative reports about the reading of literary works in the context of prison. It is a report of professional experience based on the mediation of reading literary works in prison. Its general objective is to analyze how reading contributes to the reading development of people deprived of liberty in the Resocialization Prison Unit in the city of Codó, in the east of the state of Maranhão. To support the report, it was necessary to understand the historical context of education in the Brazilian prison system through theorists who discuss the meaning that reading can assume in penitentiary systems, to narrate what are the challenges and possibilities of reading literary works in prison, in order to report a professional experience as a project advisor for the Interactive Reading Project - reading habits as a condition for sentence remission. In this sense, we carried out a narrative research, of a bibliographical and exploratory nature, listing ideas, discussions, reflections and their contributions to teaching practice. From this experience, we found that reading, especially literary books, contributes to a change in the mindset of many participating inmates, which can be seen in the activities proposed in the project. Because of this, it is necessary to reflect on the role of educational institutions in offering and encouraging the reading of literary works in prisons, given that reading is one of the main means for building knowledge and socioeconomic, political and cultural transformation of the individuals who participate in this educational process.