
10 Feb 2021

Lines
Six poems written by six young prisoners animated to tell their stories, thoughts, fears and hopes.
Rodrigo
Glenda
Sofia
Eddy
10 Feb 2021
Six poems written by six young prisoners animated to tell their stories, thoughts, fears and hopes.
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