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Lucia De La Fuente impacted the lives of 10 Spanish-speaking San Quentin prisoners with her skills as a counselor and teacher.
“She taught me how to deal with my traumas. I can own up to my crime and hold myself accountable for it,” said Manuel Murillo, one of her students. De La Fuente is one of three volunteers that recently launched Victim-Offender Education Group (VOEG) for Spanish-speaking prisoners. “It’s the other Spanish facilitators like her that are essential and important to help me express my feelings and emotions. It’s not only a change for me; it’s a change for everyone in the group. Now I have more confidence,” Murillo added. VOEG is a self-help program inside San Quentin that adopts restorative justice practices to find healing for both offenders and survivors. “This program is about forgiveness and accountability. They go together,” said De La Fuente. “It’s about being accountable for the harm and forgiveness and it is about being accountable for the good they’ve done. Everyone has a different process for forgiveness.
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7/30/2024 08:14:21 am
She and the other Spanish facilitators play a crucial role in assisting me in expressing my emotions. 3/10/2025 06:15:21 am
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She and other Spanish-speaking facilitators are crucial in helping me communicate my emotions. Everyone in the group has changed, not just me. 9/15/2025 10:08:24 am
Glad I found this forum/blog. The community here is so supportive! 9/25/2025 09:43:52 pm
What a powerful story. It’s inspiring to see someone use language and empathy as tools for healing and growth. Thanks for sharing this—it gives real hope. 10/8/2025 03:18:05 pm
Learning from professionals on how to deal with trauma is what these individuals really need. 10/24/2025 09:51:19 am
This community never fails to provide useful ideas, glad to be part of it! 11/7/2025 01:41:36 am
It’s about being accountable for the harm and forgiveness and it is about being accountable for the good they’ve done. Leave a Reply. |
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