Reading circles and literary literacy in prison

Abstract

Reading is a valuable tool in the subject’s formation, and for this reason, it should be treated as a cultural right to which all citizens should have access. However, this is not our reality. In this article, we intend to elucidate the importance of reading, as well as the way it is being treated in schools and in the prison environment. Many legal provisions operate dealing with the right of the prisoners to education, the right also covering the reading activities. In addition, the aim of this article is to socialize the actions of the Context Project that, since 2017, has assisted many incarcerated students of the Blumenau prison in access to quality literature and, through it, to the remission of their sentences as well as the development of their literary literacy. We also intend to reflect on the importance of the actions planned for the third year of the project: the implementation of reading circles in the correctional facility.