八点最热报 | 在南美州国家玻利维亚的圣佩罗监狱，被冠上了最特立独行和最自由监狱之名。囚犯不是一入狱就会被安排好牢房，他们必须要靠自己赚钱，来付监狱的房租。为此，一些囚犯也在监狱内认认真真地自力更生，靠自己的手艺赚钱，让自己和家人可以活下来。（主播：颜江瀚）
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00:04Generally, when we talk about prison,
00:08what everyone imagines is an iron-window life,
00:12where there is no freedom of speech.
00:14But in Bolivia, the country of South America,
00:16the prison of San Pedro
00:18is called the most isolated and free prison.
00:23Because in the prison of San Pedro,
00:25you can't see the iron fence at all.
00:27Instead, there are high walls and front doors.
00:30The prison is not managed by the prison guards.
00:32It's all done by prisoners.
00:34It's like a small community.
00:37The prison guards are mainly responsible for
00:39not letting the prisoners escape in the morning.
00:43And there are children's amusement parks,
00:46supermarkets, hotels, barber shops, etc.
00:49Not only that,
00:50prisoners are not arranged to be imprisoned.
00:54They have to make their own money
00:56to pay the rent of this prison.
00:59The more money you give,
01:00the more advanced the prison you can live in.
01:03But such a free prison
01:05inevitably has a series of problems.
01:08Because the management is very loose,
01:10the prison of San Pedro has also become a place where drugs are scattered.
01:13Many prisoners will make and mass-produce drugs
01:17and become drug dealers in prison.
01:19And because some drug dealers
01:21will bring their families and children
01:24to live in prison together.
01:26It sounds incredible, right?
01:28So there are often cases in prison
01:30where women are raped.
01:33Although these problems are endless,
01:35the strange system of San Pedro Prison
01:38still continues.
01:40Some prisoners also earn money
01:42by self-reliance and their own skills
01:44in prison
01:46so that they and their families can survive.
01:51San Pedro Prison is said to be the most free prison in the world.
01:54There are several prisoners wearing work clothes
01:56and doing woodwork with their whole body and soul.
01:59Some use machines to grind the board,
02:01while others are carving with a carving knife.
02:04Just looking at this busy scene,
02:06not only is it hard for ordinary people to imagine,
02:08but even prisoners in prison
02:10feel a rare sense of freedom.
02:12I feel occupied.
02:15I even feel the same freedom
02:17as if I were in my own workshop,
02:19busy working.
02:21Time goes by so fast
02:23when we are working here in the workshop.
02:25In addition to doing woodwork,
02:27these prisoners are also made by hand.
02:29Even processing brass pieces
02:31is one of the prisoners' must-have skills.
02:34Some handcrafted items will also be sold on the market.
02:38We know that many people have committed a crime.
02:41But with the same hands that have committed a crime,
02:43we all have a second chance.
02:45With the same hands,
02:47we can achieve everything.
02:49That's why the goal of the city is to support.
02:51Because behind every craft,
02:53every car,
02:55every...
02:56These handcrafted car models
02:58also give prisoners in prison
03:00a chance to support their families with their craft.
03:03Their families often make money
03:05by selling these handcrafted items
03:07so that they can live on.