The Penitentiary Pastoral of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo Work with 17,000 inmates of the more than 25,000 that the country’s seclusion system has to have better living conditions that allow them to reintegrate into society.
The director of the entity, priest Wadner familyhe said that the work is concentrated in essential axes applicable outside and within the correction enclosures such as crime prevention, Evangelization and training, health and education.
“We take care to have good health, because they take hospitals when they have some urgency. Food and family orientation that many times is needed, because many internal They need guidance and we offer them, “he explained.
Also the They support legal efforts And for this they have a team that is responsible for directing the processes. “We are helping some internal that they are there for a small bond that they have not been able to pay and we are taking care or we are helping you in that regard, “he added.
The religious said that in the Penitentiary system national not everything is good or everything is bad, as many believe, since several internal They leave worse than they entered. However, he pointed out that this depends more on the person than on the system, which tries to regenerate them, although he cannot force them to change.
“Right in the Dominican prison correction enclosures, the technical courses. The LNFOTEP is almost in everything and there are many technical courses, That is one opportunity for the internal to leave With something, so that when he comes to society, he can collaborate with his family, but not just that. For example, in the National Penitentiary of Victory is the Training School. There is the school, a high school that the one who has not studied can study and can form, “he said.
There are also universities that teach virtual careers so that internal Also prepared. The father Wadner family He said that to do their pastoral work they have the support of various church peoplebut the State also gives them facilities to help the deprived of liberty.
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“That is, the penitentiary pastoral is doing a job trying to help those who are closed there so that they also feel free, because freedom does not depend on you being in a fence or not, freedom is a state that you have to feel it in your heart. And you will be free or will be condemned if you assume it,” he said.
Congress
Recently Penitentiary Pastoral celebrated the Youth Congress-Concentrate “Amado, forgiven & restored” who brought together thousands of young people with the purpose of sow hope, Strengthen faith and foster the Personal and community transformation.
The event took place at the Quisqueya School, in collaboration with the Ministry of Catholic Music militants of the Lord, and was attended by Christian artists, speakers and youth leaders who shared Spiritual Renewal Messagessocial commitment and construction of a life -based life.
The director of the Penitentiary Pastoral, Wadner familyexpressed his gratitude towards all participants: “We thank the young people and all the people who joined this Faith and Hope Experienceas well as sponsors who with their support made possible This meeting “.
“This congress is a sign that each life can be transformed by the love of God: ‘Beloved, forgiven and restored ‘.With this activity, the Penitentiary Pastoral He reaffirmed his commitment to be a bridge of faith and accompaniment, both in the prisons and in society, convinced that every human being can experience a Love, forgiveness and restoration process“The religious said.
