the big house

today i got a tour of the blumenau jail.  

i've never been in an active jail before so this was interesting for me.  my guide said that most of these guys were in for drugs.  peeking into one of the cells, it didn't surprise me that a lot of the guys looked young.   in this jail, they give special treatment to guys who have college degrees/educations vis-a-vis those without.  

i met a guy named julio who was quite nice.  my guide left me with him for a few minutes so julio could practice his english.  i asked julio if he'd ever been to the US because his english was quite good (relative to the locals) and he smiled "no, maybe someday."  i learned later that julio killed his ex-girlfriend by shooting her five times and was sentenced to life in prison.

after the jail, we went to the mall where i saw more nike shox and women in absurdly high heels