Liberté Glossary
Key terms on restorative justice, cooperativism, and penitentiary practices that we use in our work.
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💡 biodanza
Sistema de integración humana basado en música, movimiento y vínculo grupal que promueve el desarrollo afectiv...
General💡 buzones
Sector de aislamiento dentro de una unidad penal donde las personas en situación de cárcel son confinadas en c...
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💡 hacinamiento
Condición en que una unidad penal aloja más personas de las que su capacidad permite, vulnerando derechos fund...
Penitentiary💡 Health Facilitator
Incarcerated person trained to accompany and guide their peers in accessing healthcare within the penitentiary...
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💡 co-inspiradores
Personas externas a la cooperativa que, comprometidas con su visión, acompañan, escuchan y potencian el proyec...
Institutional💡 Cooperativism
Form of economic organization based on the voluntary association of people to meet common needs through a coll...
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💡 Punitivisim
Discourse and practice that prioritize punishment as the primary —and often sole— response to crime, assuming...
Legal💡 Person in incarceration
Person under State custody whose freedom of movement has been temporarily restricted. At Liberté, we choose th...
Penitentiary💡 Productive Unit
Working group organized within the cooperative that develops a specific productive activity alongside other in...
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💡 Ward
Physical and social section within a penitentiary unit where a group of incarcerated people live together, wit...
Penitentiary💡 Worker Cooperative
Legal structure in which those who work are simultaneously members and owners. Decisions are made by assembly...
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💡 Restorative act
Concrete action aimed at repairing the harm caused, rebuilding relationships, and restoring the dignity of all...
Restorative💡 Restorative encounter
Facilitated, voluntary meeting between the person who caused harm and the victim (or surrogate victim / commun...
Restorative💡 Recidivism
Return of a person to the penal system following a prior sentence. It is one of the main indicators used to ev...
Penitentiary💡 Restorative Justice
Model of response to crime centered on repairing the harm caused to victims, restoring community bonds, and ho...
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