This article has os its theme the analysis of the several factors that hinder the management of prison houses. For this purpose, the work has as generais objective to demonstrate the difficulty of prison management and, as specific objectives, the analysis of factors such as resource management, prison population and functional staff. The applied methodology was bibliographic research, using the hypothetical-deductive approach method. The concepts listed demonstrate that managers face daily internal and external factors that greatly damage the prison system. The lack of investments in health, education and job creation contributes to the growth of crime rates and the overcrowding of establishments, making it difficult to reinsert those sentenced to social life.