“My dreams are bigger than my mistakes,” says Da Silva, a slightly built man with a broad smile. In contrast with mainstream prisons, Apac inmates are addressed by name rather than number. I want to come back to help others Rodrigo de Oliveiro PintoTwenty or more people crammed in a cell, filthy mattresses and inedible food are common complaints in mainstream prisons. Apac prisons, coordinated and supported by the Italian AVSI Foundation, impose a limit of 200 inmates to prevent overcrowding. In mainstream prisons, tens of thousands are detained, sometimes for years, before their cases even go to trial.

Source: The Guardian April 02, 2018 09:56 UTC