巴西在哪个洲 巴西囚犯织毛衣 织3天换1天减刑

巴西囚犯织毛衣 织3天换1天减刑  

Poring over their fine-quality crochet
the prisoners of Brazil's Arisvaldo de Campos Pires maximum security penitentiary are a model of concentration.
And it's no wonder
when you consider what's at stake. Thanks to a collaboration with Brazilian fashion designer Raquel Guimaraes
the inmates have one day taken off their sentence for every three days of knitting they perform.
The designer turned to the prison for help in 2009 when she had trouble finding knitters for her Doiselles label
which specialises in beautiful knitting and crochet work.
这位设计师的品牌Doiselles专营精美的针织钩织饰品，2009年她为寻找针织工人而大费周章，后来向监狱寻求合作。
She trained 18 prisoners sentenced for crimes ranging from robbery to murder
and their work is now exported globally
including to America
France
and Japan.
The hand-made pieces
which are strictly quality-checked
are also sold in 70 stores in Brazil. Named the Flor de Lotus ('Lotus Flower') Project
the initiative is a chance for prisoners to earn money while serving their time.
Participating inmates are paid a starting salary of 75 per cent of Brazil's minimum wage. A quarter of what they earn is put aside
and paid on their release.
Former prison inmate Celio Tavares
who was jailed for armed robbery
said the project boosts prisoners' chances of finding a job when their sentences are up.
'The program gives inmates skills and confidence they can use when they return to life on the outside. This raises the self-esteem of the prisoners
and opens the door to work and employment for everyone else
' he said.
　The prison is located in Juiz de Fora
in the state of Minas Gerais
about 100 miles (160 km) north of Rio de Janeiro. Ms Guimaraes
who works nearby
says around 100 inmates have taken up the knitting challenge since she started training them four years ago.
She sees the project as a way for prisoners to be viewed as something more than criminals
explaining: 'The remission of the sentence gives them the value of redeeming freedom
integrity and confidence. They are able to do any work and produce very well.'