THE REINSERTION OF THE CONVICT IN SOCIETY AND THE RIGHT TO OBLIVION

Abstract

The resocialization is related to the re-education of the individual and the maintenance of his or her dignity, since the function of punishment is educational. In addition, the right to oblivion protects the honor of the former prisoner, ensuring that the fact is not forever linked to him. This article aims to evaluate and consider the right to oblivion within the Brazilian legal system, taking into account the difficulty of the prisoner to be reinserted into society. Therefore, it remains to emphasize the need to guarantee freedom of expression and the right to information in a way that does not harm those who return to social life with their sentence served. Criminal law recognizes the difficulty of social reintegration, however, the Brazilian Penal Execution Law - Law nº 7.210/84, despite being quite broad, has not been effective enough for the prison system. The research methodology used was bibliographical, with others scientific articles, legislation, doctrine and the like as sources.