Pope Francis urged inmates at Bolivia's notoriously violent Palmasola prison to not despair on Friday
as he wrapped up his visit to Bolivia with a message of hope and
solidarity for those caught up in Bolivia's corrupt law enforcement
system.
Francis greeted the inmates one by one, clasping their hands and kissing their children, and then listened intently as a few prisoners told the stories of how they ended up at Palmasola. They spoke of their lives of poverty and the "judicial terrorism" and abuse of power that let the wealthy bribe their way to freedom while the poor languished in prison.
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Francis greeted the inmates one by one, clasping their hands and kissing their children, and then listened intently as a few prisoners told the stories of how they ended up at Palmasola. They spoke of their lives of poverty and the "judicial terrorism" and abuse of power that let the wealthy bribe their way to freedom while the poor languished in prison.
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