Minors from Lipcani Penitentiary publish their own newspaper
Chisinau, Moldova - 25.10.2005. The first issue of the newspaper AerZona, produced by young detainees from the penitentiary based in the city of Lipcani was published last weekend. It is the first-ever newspaper published by a detention institution in Moldova. Valeriu Carlasciuc, chief of the Lipcani prison, said that the publication has an educational and informational purpose. "The first issue of the newspaper has eight pages in the A4-format, containing interviews, works and pictures of detainees, entertainment materials and articles about the activities of the institution, which objectively covers the life and events happening there. The editorial team comprises ten detainees under the age of 18 who appointed a chief-editor, a photographer and a model maker, while representatives of the penitentiary assist them in the process of editing of newspaper," Carlasciuc noted.
He also announced that a radio studio will start working in this penitentiary by late 2005. Detainees and representatives of the penitentiary administration will work out the materials for the radio programme and the newspaper within a series of seminars held by professional journalists from Moldova. AerZona and the future radio station are part of a project financed by UNICEF and implemented by the Youth Media Centre and the Institute for Penal Reforms. The only detention institution for minors in Moldova, the Lipcani-based penitentiary holds about 100 minors under 18.
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