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Adapted from August 2023 Friends Journal (with added photos)
By Magaly Quispe Yujra, with editorial support and translation by Barbara Flynn
Quakers and Alternatives to Violence in Bolivia
“Magaly! Magaly! Are we having a workshop?”
“Not this time,” I replied. “Today, I am bringing a friend from England to meet you.” Graham and I had just entered a maximum security prison in La Paz, Bolivia, leaving the guards behind.
Similar to prisons in other Latin American countries, the guards at Chonchocoro Prison are only at the gate. Once inside, visitors are pretty much on their own. The inmates roam freely throughout their area, with no bars and no locks. I assured Graham that my “friends deprived of liberty” would take care that we stayed safe. Bolivia has no death penalty, so Graham felt he was probably shaking the hands of murderers and was glad to know they appreciated me.
An effort made for the happiness of others lifes us above ourselves.