He remembered his time there and expressed his pleasant surprise at the growth of the space self-managed by prisoners.
He arrived mid-morning and upon being received I greet all those who were at that time in the cooperative space, visibly moved by the reunion with those with whom he shared experiences not only of the prison court but also of the self-management space that knew how to contain it.
He comments that he was able to get out of jail because he received the benefit of an ankle brace and later he was able to start working.
Today he already has the benefit of free movement and I do not miss the opportunity to visit Liberté where he has been interviewed and his story will be poured into the pages of the book that will tell the story of what is today a cooperative.
In no way do I overlook that moment of his admission to prison as a detainee, remembering that although they were gray moments in his life, he also knew how to find himself facing actions that can well be classified as positive events and that is where his time in Liberté stands out.
He looks around and is pleasantly surprised to notice the growth of the sector compared to the times when everything was very difficult to achieve, such as being able to eat a chocolate or drink a soft drink, noting that today it is possible through the service that toast from the Liberté warehouse.
He continues remembering while he also observes the installed rotisserie, he comments again on how difficult it has been to achieve this and for this he is supported by the story of whoever was the one who received him for the first time in Liberté when it was only a crafts workshop, pampa, with whom , in the company of another colleague, Ariel carry out a brief tour of the facilities that are new to Pepo, who continues to be amazed when he sees the work done.
We asked him a few more things and now entering into his purely personal life, over and over again he recounts that when he got out the love that his family, neighbors and friends lavished on him was very important and he tells us that as soon as his sentence ends he already has thought of returning to his old trade, merchant seamanship.
We said goodbye to him and he left a message of hope supported by his testimony for those who still today remain anchored in sentences imposed by the justice system, serving them inside the prison and he quoted: "Have empathy and be a good companion, put up with everything possible because the freedom day arrives."
Source: Liberté cooperative