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Site Description: Humaita

This prison model goes back to November 1972, when Dr Mario Ottoboni, a devout Christian and lawyer employed by the Sao Jose dos Campos City Council, heard what he believed was God’s voice telling him to help the prisoners in the local prison which housed men, women and young persons. A member of Cursillo, a Catholic laymen’s association, Dr Mario shared this with other Cursillo members, and they began visiting the prisoners, who were housed in appalling and overcrowded conditions.

Site Description: Itauna Prison

Itauna, a university and industrial city with a population of around 70,000, was UNESCO City of Culture in 1975. The city is said to have a very low crime rate, and the civic, legal, and Church authorities are supportive of APAC. The origins of APAC Itauna go back to 1984, with the creation of a Roman Catholic Prison Pastoral Group. In 1986 this became an APAC group when the volunteers recognised the need to organise themselves more effectively in order to extend their work with prisoners. Since 1986 there has been a Triennial Public Meeting, the purpose/focus of which is translated as “A Meeting/Encounter to Awaken the Public Conscience to the Brazilian Prison System”.