5-star cells for family bonding

5-star cellsRamona Montoya, center, and her husband Manuel Munoz, left, kiss their daughter Marina inside the jail of the module F1 of Aranjuez prision, Spain. Welcome to a jail that Spain says is the only one in the world with cell units for families: Disney characters on the walls, a nursery, a playground for toddlers. The idea is for kids to bond with their imprisoned parents while young enough to be oblivious to their surroundings, and for inmates seeking rehabilitation to learn parenting skills. The prison in this town 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Madrid has 36 cell units for families, although now only 16 are occupied, most with Latin Americans. The units of the special F-1 section are known in jail jargon as 'five-star cells'.

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Anonymous said…
we have one of those in the US:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7320293
Spluch said…
I guess these help in family bonding. Many thanks for the link!