The Unusual Case of Argentine Prisoner Who Refused Parole so as Not to Leave His Partner Alone

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While most persons deprived of their liberty look forward to the day when they can leave prison, an Argentine prisoner took the opposite path. Augusto Pacicco, a 39-year-old prisoner, rejected the possibility of access to parole and asked the justice system to allow him to complete his two-year prison sentence, a decision motivated by his fear of re-entering society and his relationship with another prisoner. Pacicco remains in Prison Unit No. 5…

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One detainee, who completed his two-year sentence for narco-menudeo, refuses to acquire parole after having fallen in love with another prisoner at Prison No. 5 in Villa María, Córdoba. This is Augusto Pacicco, 39, whose story began with an emotional breakdown following the death of his mother. The accused had been employed by PAMI, started a problematic consumption and then ended up selling narcotics, so he was deprived of his liberty.