巴西囚犯织毛衣织3天换1天减刑_BEC初级作文

巴西囚犯织毛衣织3天换1天减刑

这些手工制作产品经过严格质量检查，在巴西70多个商店里也有出售。这项名为“莲花” 的合作项目，旨在帮助监狱犯人在服刑期间也有工作挣钱的机会。

Participating inmates are paid a starting salary of 75 per cent of Brazil's minimum wage. A quarter of what they earn is put aside, and paid on their release.

参与该合作项目的犯人的初始工资是巴西最低工资的75%。他们所得报酬的四分之一由狱方保管，直至出狱后一笔结清。

Former prison inmate Celio Tavares, who was jailed for armed robbery, said the project boosts prisoners' chances of finding a job when their sentences are up.

西利欧·塔瓦雷斯曾因持械抢劫而被判入狱，他说这一项目大大增加了囚犯在刑满释放后找到工作的几率。

'The program gives inmates skills and confidence they can use when they return to life on the outside. This raises the self-esteem of the prisoners, and opens the door to work and employment for everyone else,' he said.

他说：“囚犯通过这个项目学会技能，拥有自信，对他们回归外界生活十分有益。它提升了犯人的自尊心，为所有人的工作就业敞开大门。”

The prison is located in Juiz de Fora, in the state of Minas Gerais, about 100 miles (160 km) north of Rio de Janeiro. Ms Guimaraes, who works nearby, says around 100 inmates have taken up the knitting challenge since she started training them four years ago.