Recuperação do acervo documental histórico do sistema prisional do Paraná

Abstract

This case study approaches the preservation and appreciation work related to the Paraná State Prison System´s history in connection with the qualification of inmates developed by the state´s Prison Services School (ESPEN in its Portuguese acronym), envisaging to prepare such individuals for society reinsertion. In the study we will supply a detailed extract of how the state´s Prison System Historical Collection came into being, its nature, the importance of its documents and its link to the Prison Services School, besides the creation of the related penitentiary worksite, its peculiarities and the unusual qualification offered to work there. Joining two needs: the preservation of the collection as a memory for future generations and the creation of training and work opportunity for inmates, we will approach the connection of the initiative to ESPEN´s core activity, which is knowledge. Finally, we will analyse the results achieved so far, aiming that the case becomes a study reference for future research by other state employees and the community in general.