Yesterday I posted a video about Angola, the Louisiana prison that has undergone a massive change towards humanity under a warden driven by his Christian beliefs. Today's NY Times talks about a Brazilian prison that is beginning to change due to a warden driven by religion.
Antônio Galdino da Silva Neto is certainly not an ordinary prison warden. His first job was that of a police officer. However, he wound up in jail for killing his wife in a domestic dispute. Life in prison, especially for an ex-cop, was like hell. And hell began on day 1. Murder, beatings, sexual attacks - it went on and on. But then he met a minister and that changed everything for him. He began to practice his religion and in five years he was released for good behavior.
For some unknown reason, in 2011 he was nominated by the governor to head a prison. He has tried many innovative things based on the same ideas as the warden of Angola, although he is not as fervent a believer as the Angola warden. Will he succeed?
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