Abstract
Objective: To discuss the reality of women deprived of liberty, based on health variables in their aspect, not only of absence of disease, but also of individual and collective well-being. Bibliographic review: Brazil is one of the countries that most detains women in the world, establishing an extremely variable prison profile and with specific demands. In this context, the set of educational, legal, religious and health rights that guarantee the life of the female prison population is listed to the detriment of the inhospitable conditions in which they are installed, which contribute to the feedback of the situation of violence and to stigmatization of people deprived of their liberty. This study is committed to researching health care within detention facilities, to expose, based on facts, what is not functional. In addition, it examines the pre-established guidelines for women's health care within the Brazilian prison system based on the laws in force responsible for ensuring the right to health. Final considerations: The situation of vulnerability surrounding women deprived of liberty becomes evident.