Sol de Poniente

If the purpose of prison is to punish those that have been convicted of crimes than it makes sense to subject them to as harsh conditions as you can subject to whatever laws are applicable. However many would see prison also as a place that should prepare its inmates to rejoin society, and to do that you need to see to it that they are not crushed while inside. There is a program in Venezueala extending their system of youth orchestras into the prisons. Music can inspire people to be better than they are, and teaching young people to play instraments can give them confidence in other areas of their lives, and this confidence is critical to moving on after they are released from prison.