News
What's happening at the cooperative.
Esteban Pintos at Liberté: the politics that go unseen and the meanings that slip through without our noticing
"Politics is the only thing that stands between the enrichment of a few and the impoverishment of the majority." Chronicle of last Saturday's EnClave Libre with Esteban Pintos — sociologist and Doctor of Education: politics and the political, positivism as culture, and why we vote against our own interests.
The Programa de Salud Mental launches in June: from pilot to permanent program
Eighteen people in prison completed, between October 2025 and May 2026, the pilot of Cooperativa Liberté's Community Mental Health Program, sustained by Cooperativa Liberté and community contributions, with administrative coordination by Mutual AMI. Care was provided entirely by videoconference. The permanent program starts in June.
Registration is now open for the 2026 International Diploma Program: Building Community Safety
The pioneering international diploma program in the Spanish-speaking world returns, coordinated from a maximum-security prison. 5th cohort 2026 of the UNMdP extension program with Universidad Liberté: faculty from five countries, fully online, 100% subsidized. Starts June 27. Restorative justice, gender, rights.
Carlos B.: "Being part of Liberté makes me very happy"
He is 74 years old, comes from Misiones, and spent his whole life working in construction. Since July 2022 he has been part of Liberté, where he found community, purpose, and the ducks at the pond that come to eat right out of his hand.
Enclave Libre Comes to Batán: When Politics Slips Into the Classroom Without Us Noticing
On Saturday, May 16, sociologist and Doctor of Education Esteban Pintos joins via Zoom for a new edition of Enclave Libre, with an in-person audience of around 40 incarcerated people at the Unidad Penal N°15 in Batán and open virtual participation. A conversation about how ideology runs through the classroom and everyday life — and why teaching, far from being neutral, is always a political stance.
Marathon for Peace: the world's first inside a prison
Two editions (March 2019 and November 2022) in which incarcerated people, victims, formerly incarcerated people, family members, professional marathon runners, and judicial officials ran together. Overseen by the Marathon Runners Federation. A third edition is in preparation.
Juan and Matera Gaucha: the folklore made from within
Juan arrived at Unidad Penal N°15 in Batán from a life in the countryside, unable to read or write. Today he hosts Matera Gaucha*, his folklore program on Cooperativa Liberté's radio station.
An Academic Look at Liberté: Sofía Agudo Lutjens's Research Has Been Published
The researcher analyzes the cooperative as a restorative penitentiary practice. Her research is now available to read and download in our new Investigations section.
Punto de Paz: the world's first restaurant run by incarcerated people
Punto de Paz, inaugurated in 2022 at Unidad Penal N°15 in Batán, is the world's first restaurant managed entirely by incarcerated people, while also promoting restorative justice by bringing together victims and offenders in a space for encounter and healing.
Tai Chi: The Ancient Discipline That Transforms Lives in Freedom
A Meeting with Professor Raúl Sergio Álvarez The Aires de Liberté radio station welcomed Professor of Tai Chi, Raúl Sergio Álvarez, who shared his passion for this ancient discipline in the Punto de Paz room at Liberté.
Baking Hope: Silvana Oliva Led a Bakery Workshop in Liberté
A story of passion and solidarity Silvana Oliva, originally from Miramar, is an entrepreneur dedicated to the production and marketing of baked goods. During a visit to Liberté, she shared her experience and lessons on how to make bread with sourdough starter created by u...
Course Closing of the Meditation Workshop at Liberté
Judge Aida Lhez held a meditation workshop at Liberté, promoting emotional well-being and personal growth in a natural setting that encourages reflection and self-connection, highlighting the importance of childhood and the power of the mind to transform reality.
Cooperative and Liberté Community equal Resistance
Oral history, used by Laura Benadiba in Liberté, allows the community to build its own history and strengthen its peaceful resistance, highlighting freedom as an act of dignity and resistance in a context of confinement.