A few days ago, I gave the after-dinner keynote at the HSJ Summit. I shared my prison’s consequences don’t end at the prison gates. They walk into GP surgeries, A&E and mental health services. The system doesn’t save people. People save people.
Viewers of the Netflix show did not judge the difficulty of managing the prison’s environment with minimal resources and a culture that was allowed to exist. It would be interesting to show viewers these changes.
By equipping individuals with practical skills, confidence and a renewed mindset, it helps prepare them for employment. Ultimately, this approach benefits everyone. It reduces reoffending, creates safer communities, supports rehabilitation, and leads to fewer victims of crime.
It is a brave and positive step that has the potential to transform not only the prison environment for both those in custody and the staff who work there, but also the lives of the people involved.
@raphaelrowe Reintegration is at the heart of this transformation. Through education, vocational training, and work programs, people deprived of liberty gain skills in areas such as crafts, textile production, and other trades to build new opportunities for the future.
@RodrigoNicoraV Society will benefit as a whole when people in prison are held in humane conditions and less overcrowding. Our charity work to reduce overcrowding in Indonesia was a simple solution that engaged prisoners. It would be our pleasure to share the initiative.
🗣️Tolerancia cero a la corrupción.
Ese fue el mensaje claro que transmití hoy a los directores y directoras de todos los establecimientos penitenciarios del país.
Viewers of the Netflix show did not judge the difficulty of managing the prison’s environment with minimal resources and a culture that was allowed to exist. It would be interesting to show viewers these changes.
@raphaelrowe The spaces shown in the documentary, such as the old “tinglado” and kitchen areas, no longer reflect Tacumbú's current reality. The facility has undergone important changes in security, organization, and oversight as part of the transformation of the system.
@raphaelrowe It is a challenge. Operation Veneratio (historic operation that changed Tacumbú) marked a turning point. Comparing the facility when Netflix filmed the series with Paraguay's prison system today shows a significant change. It now operates as the National Pretrial Detention Center