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Session is conducted in Portuguese and English. Panelists Andréia Borges dos Santos, Hamilton Borges dos Santos, and Christen A. Smith discuss patterns of violence within the penitentiary system in Bahia, Brazil, with moderator Matt Richardson presenting information on the systemic violence within the United States prison system, focusing on Texas. The panel begins with short presentations from each speaker on their work advocating for women and people of color in the penitentiary system in Brazil and the United States. Panelists detail how the prison system in these two countries has been used as a tool for enacting racialized violence against black individuals, gendered violence against female-identified individuals, and to maintain systems of power and oppression within society. [RT 01:35:45]