Penitencia con Saskia Niño de Rivera

Mamá me golpeaba, busqué a papá y él me trajo a la cárcel | Yahana #Penitencia 196 #México
Yahana recounts her harrowing journey from a childhood marred by domestic violence and parental abandonment to drug addiction and eventual incarceration, directly caused by her father's actions.

Mientras mamá trabajaba todo el día, yo me drogaba y robaba | Edwin #Penitencia 193 #México
Edwin recounts a life shaped by early addiction, sexual abuse, and a relentless cycle of crime and incarceration, finding fleeting stability in prison and confronting the profound impact of his choices.

A los 14, me drogaba con mi padre y vendía drogas con él | Octavio #Penitencia 189 #México
Octavio, known as 'El Rayas,' shares a harrowing account of a childhood steeped in extreme violence, parental neglect, and a family history of abuse, addiction, and crime, revealing how these cycles shaped his path to incarceration.

Maté por respeto: la cárcel se volvió mi hogar | Juan Ángel #Penitencia 183 #entrevista #México
Juan Ángel's life story reveals a brutal cycle of violence, abandonment, and incarceration, where childhood trauma forged a path of crime and a desperate pursuit of respect through fear.

Primera parte - A los 13 años probé drogas: me embaracé y empecé a venderlas | Tere #Penitencia 181
Tere recounts her childhood trauma, early entrepreneurial spirit, descent into drug use and trafficking, and her ongoing journey of self-reinsertion after nearly a decade in prison.

Por venganza maté a mi cuñado y a mi hermano | Rubí #Penitencia 180 #entrevista #México
Rubí recounts her life of normalized violence, from a childhood surrounded by drug dealing and parental neglect to committing two homicides in acts of perceived justice and revenge, leading to a 56-year sentence.

Participé en secuestros: era mi única forma de sobrevivir | Anónima #Penitencia #entrevista #México
An anonymous woman, currently serving a 10-year sentence in prison, recounts her life story from a childhood immersed in crime to her involvement in kidnapping and robbery, and her profound transformation behind bars.
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