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Dressed in borrowed makeup and bound by both music and metal, inmates from Honduras' "Libertad" orchestra performed an emotional Mother's Day concert under heavy guard at the Penitentiary Institute in Tegucigalpa. The band, made up of convicted men and women from prisons across the country, offered a rare moment of grace and humanity behind bars. After their final note, handcuffs replaced harmonies as they were escorted back to their cells.
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An inmate of the Female Social Adaptation Center (CEFAS) prison and member of the "Libertad" orchestra puts on make-up before participating in a Mother's Day concert at the headquarters of the Penitentiary Institute in Tegucigalp. (AFP)
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Prisoners from the Tamara Penitentiary and the 'Libertad' orchestra took the stage for a Mother's Day performance at the Penitentiary Institute in Tegucigalpa. The ensemble, known as 'Libertad' (Freedom), delivered an unforgettable musical experience. (AFP)
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Members of the 'Libertad' orchestra, still in handcuffs, are escorted back to their cells after their performance at a Mother's Day concert held at the Penitentiary Institute headquarters in Tegucigalpa. (AFP)
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Correctional officers get ready to restrain members of the 'Libertad' orchestra in handcuffs as they are returned to their cells following a Mother's Day performance at the Penitentiary Institute headquarters in Tegucigalpa. (AFP)
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Members of the 'Libertad' orchestra, in handcuffs, are escorted back to their detention facility after their performance at a Mother's Day concert held at the Penitentiary Institute in Tegucigalpa. (AFP)
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A member of the 'Libertad' orchestra, an inmate from the Tamara Penitentiary, takes the stage during a Mother's Day performance at the Penitentiary Institute headquarters in Tegucigalpa. (AFP)
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The 'Libertad' orchestra, made up of inmates from various Honduran prisons, performs at a Mother's Day concert at the Penitentiary Institute. (AFP)
