Mexico City's UNADIS: Reintegrating Prisoners Through Work and Education

Mexico City's UNADIS Promotes Prisoner Reintegration Through Work and Education Mexico City, MX – May 22, 2025 – In a recent interview on the Fuera del Eje program, Hilda Téllez Lino, Executive Secretary of the Unidad de Atención a la Diversidad Sexual (UNADIS) in Mexico City, highlighted the crucial role of work and education in the successful reintegration of individuals involved in the justice system. Téllez Lino, who has been with UNADIS for approximately 20 years, emphasized the organization's efforts to connect businesses with prisons to create employment opportunities for inmates. "We seek to establish links with companies so that they can incorporate some of their productive processes within different prisons across the country," Téllez Lino stated. This initiative aims to provide inmates with valuable work experience and skills, increasing their chances of successful reintegration into society upon release. The program underscores the importance of providing opportunities for rehabilitation and reducing recidivism.