From a Mexican prison, a single mother will tell Pope Francis her story
Evila Quintana Molina is a single mother in a Mexican prison. She has never spoken in public, to protect her little daughter from being teased by other children.
Feb 05, 2016

CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO: Evila Quintana Molina is a single mother in a Mexican prison. She has never spoken in public, to protect her little daughter from being teased by other children. But when she was chosen to give her testimony to Pope Francis, her eight-year-old daughter encouraged her to go ahead.
“What’s more, I want to be there with you,” her daughter Camilla told her.
On Feb. 17, she will address Pope Francis on the last day of his visit to Mexico. Évila Quintana is imprisoned at Social Rehabilitation Center Number Three in Ciudad Juarez. About 800 prisoners are housed there, including some 100 women. Around 200 of the inmates’ relatives will also be in attendance.
Évila Quintana had been a university student who worked in a bank and took care of her daughter. In 2010, she was jailed on accusations of money laundering.
She said going to prison was her entrance into very hostile territory. She had never been in jail, not even to visit someone. It was a very difficult stage that she managed to overcome, especially for the sake of her child.
“My little daughter sees this... I ask her if she’s ashamed of me and she says no, that she never would be. On the contrary, (she says) that I’m a very brave woman,” Evila said.
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