Proyecto Alcatraz is a social reintegration program for young people and adults with behavioral problems. It uses values-based training, vocational education, and restorative justice, with rugby serving as the transformative vehicle for transitioning from darkness to light.
Participants are voluntarily young people and incarcerated individuals who choose to take this opportunity to change their lives and transform their violent leadership into virtuous leadership.
Proyecto Alcatraz arose in 2003 in reply to the action of three youths who robbed a security inspector at the Hacienda Santa Teresa.
After their arrest they were offered two alternatives: hand back what they had robbed and work for three months in the Hacienda Santa Teresa without pay or go to prison for what they had done.
The three young men decided to take the first option but asked that their fellow gang members also be accepted.
Training in Values
Psycho-educational training
Training for work
Restorative Justice
Rugby
