Uruguay: a grieving mother helps inmates redeem themselves Since her son was killed in a robbery 10 years ago, Graciela Barrera visits the prisons of Uruguay to remind convicts it is possible to redeem themselves. Crime has soared in the small Latin American country in recent years, making security a central issue of this year's presidential elections. For Barrera, the solution to the country's insecurity problem is not repression, but a better rehabilitation system. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES