“…When we reflect on access to justice, it is important to keep in mind that it impacts from two perspectives: the first is manifested by the lack of participation and knowledge about its process, in the precariousness of the exercise of self-defense 13 , technical defense 14 and lack of access to information; the second perspective manifests itself in a subjective way, resulting in psychic discomfort (anxiety, anguish, sense of abandonment, powerlessness), in the face of a reality in which not only their freedom is taken away, but also their health, their family life, their perspective on life, etc. The feeling of abandonment, expressed in image 4, corroborated with dissatisfaction with a system in which "justice is so slow for those who are poor", highlights the lack of legal assistance in the prison population (BRAGA; ANGOTTI, 2016).…”