(Israel21c) Abigail Klein Leichman - Three times a week, 26 non-violent prisoners from Israeli jails shed their inmate garb and travel to the ALEH Negev-Nahalat Eran rehabilitative village for severely disabled Israelis founded by Maj.-Gen. (res.) Doron Almog. "This is a wonderful way to rehabilitate prisoners," says ALEH-Negev CEO Masada Sekely. "There is a long line of people who want to participate. Whenever they come to the village, they are not in jail uniform and we don't call them prisoners; we call them volunteers. So they have a few hours where they are equal in society and feel like human beings." "They work with residents in the gardens and in the occupational therapy center, and help the staff move residents from one area to another....Our residents benefit, the prisoners benefit, and also Israeli society benefits because maybe when they leave jail they will be better citizens."
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