Feirer med gitter og stas

For innsatte i verdens fengsler er gjerne julen en dobbel prøvelse. I et kvinnefengsel i Brasil har imidlertid fangene gjort julefeiringen til et fargesprakende og religiøst høydepunkt.

Inmates pose for a photo, looking through decorated prison bars, in the 8th annual Christmas event that includes a cell decorating contest at the Nelson Hungria Prison, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017. Inmates who are serving time for offenses from burglary to homicide, spent weeks decking out the cell blocks with the holiday decorations they created. The inmates used materials they had access to behind bars such as plastic bottles, paper, ground-up Styrofoam and aluminum trays. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Innsatte i Nelson Hungria-fengselet i Rio de Janeiro bruker ukene fram mot jul til å konkurrere om å pynte cellene med dekorasjoner de lager av alt fra brukte plastikkflasker til matemballasje og aluminiumsfolie.
An inmate performs the role of Santa Claus while performing in the 8th annual Christmas event at the Nelson Hungria Prison, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017. Inmates who are serving time for offenses from burglary to homicide, spent weeks decking out the cell blocks with the holiday decorations they created. The inmates used materials they had access to behind bars such as plastic bottles, paper, ground-up Styrofoam and aluminum trays. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
An inmate performs the role of Santa Claus while performing in the 8th annual Christmas event at the Nelson Hungria Prison, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017. Inmates who are serving time for offenses from burglary to homicide, spent weeks decking out the cell blocks with the holiday decorations they created. The inmates used materials they had access to behind bars such as plastic bottles, paper, ground-up Styrofoam and aluminum trays. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Female inmates in costume wait to perform a Bible story during Nelson Hungria Prison's annual Christmas event before fellow inmates and jail staff in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Inmates serving time for offenses from burglary to homicide spent weeks decking out their cell blocks with handmade decorations and planning religious related performances. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Juleforestillinger med bibelsk innhold er populært blant de innsatte i fengselet, der kvinner soner dommer for alt fra tyveri til drap.
Inmates smile behind prison bars covered in decorative paper, part of a Christmas decoration contest at the Nelson Hungria Prison in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Inmates serving time for offenses from burglary to homicide spent weeks decking out their cell blocks with handmade Christmas decorations and planning Bible related performances for the jail's annual Christmas event. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Inmates smile behind prison bars covered in decorative paper, part of a Christmas decoration contest at the Nelson Hungria Prison in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Inmates serving time for offenses from burglary to homicide spent weeks decking out their cell blocks with handmade Christmas decorations and planning Bible related performances for the jail's annual Christmas event. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Female inmates perform Bible stories during Nelson Hungria Prison's annual Christmas event before fellow inmates and jail staff in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Inmates serving time for offenses from burglary to homicide spent weeks decking out their cell blocks with handmade decorations and planning Christmas related performances. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
En viktig del av juleforberedelsene til de innsatte er å sette opp forestillinger for medfanger og ansatte, som korsvandringen til Golgata.
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For niende år på rad har de innsatte i Nelson Hungria-fengselet i Rio de Janeiro brukt månedene fram mot julehøytiden til å julepynte cellene sine med dekorasjoner de lager ved å resirkulere tilgjengelig materiell i fengselet.

Det er en uhøytidelig konkurranse der vinnerne kan få pusset opp badet på cellen eller et nytt fjernsynsapparat. Ifølge de innsatte er imidlertid det viktigste at arbeidet tar tankene vekk fra ensomheten ved å være avskåret fra familie og venner, når det stunder mot en høytid der nettopp familiesamvær står sentralt.

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