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What's happening at the cooperative.
I didn't come to prison to make friends
It's one of the phrases you hear most often between these walls. This Friendship Day, we take it as our starting point: no one comes here to make friends, and yet friends appear anyway. They're brought by shared work, self-management, standing side by side every single day.
The community lunch returned to Liberté
On a Saturday afternoon, the Liberté community gathered around a table again: a shared pasta lunch at the Punto de Paz Hall, among peers.
Liberté opens doors: the case of José L and judicial recognition of community work
A young man in prison finds a space of support and progress in Batán. The organization's reports are now received by the courts to evaluate access to legal rights related to release.
Join the Human Team of Juliana's Legal Guidance Area
Before opening Juliana's Legal Guidance service, in this first phase, to the entire prison population of Argentina, we are calling on a team of people in prison, released people, and direct family members —led by the Colectivo de Detenidos/as— to test it: no one knows better whether this works than the person who needs it.
At Liberté I found a little more peace of mind
After five years and three months at Batán's Unit 15, José Ignacio V. regained his freedom. In his final weeks he joined the Liberté community and, minutes before walking out, stopped by the radio to tell how he found work, calm and a little peace of mind there.
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.
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.
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.
Visit of Pablo and Manuel to Liberté: Uniting Sport and Faith
Pablo and Manu, members of a Christian organization, visit Liberté to support inmates through football and faith, promoting positive and spiritual changes in their lives through sports and the Christian message.
Free Knowledge in Liberté and learning about sourdough starter
A sourdough workshop at Liberté, organized by the National University of Mar del Plata, strengthened the collaboration between academia and the community, promoting the exchange of knowledge and mutual respect, with plans to continue offering similar training sessions in the future.