The Humanitas360 Institute presented the project of cooperatives of inmates during the panel discussion entitled “Behind and Beyond Bars: Innovative…
Category: Violence Reduction
Charity auction launches the brand Tereza with products made by cooperative of current and former detainees
The Humanitas360 Institute promoted, at the beginning of October, a charity auction to launch the brand Tereza. The institute created…
Social innovation journey seeks to revert the increase in violence and corruption in Latin America
Corruption scandals and waves of violence lead many people to believe that prison is the best remedy to the common…
Humanitas360 fosters cooperative of inmates to produce organic foods
After organizing the handicraft workshops at the Tremembé Penitentiary for Women 2, the Humanitas360 Institute has kicked started the project…
Globo TV highlights story about legal financial obligations and how they harm ex-inmates social reintegration
Ex-inmate Emerson Ferreira’s success story of being able to get his civil rights restored was featured in the news program…
Fundraising dinner seeks angel investors to support the co-operative of inmates
The first collection of products is ready and it is time for the co-operative of handicrafts to grow! To enable…
Meeting finalizes proposals to create a new narrative and change society’s view on sentencing, prison and recovery
The fourth workshop in the series “Paradigm Shift: Sentence, Prison and Reintegration of Inmates,” facilitated by the Humanitas360 Institute, consolidated…
Inmates cooperatives innovate to combat violence in Latin America
Detainee cooperatives begin to emerge as one of the most promising measures to counter growing violence on the streets of…
“In the cooperative, I feel free”: the first week of workshops with Renato Imbroisi
Few were the times when a frisson was interpreted as a good sign within the boundaries of the Women’s Penitenciary…
A women’s prison co-op makes handicrafts with unique design
A workshop given by designer Renato Imbroisi to 50 inmates of the II Female Penitentiary of Tremembé, in the state…