TL;DR: Max of 5 years, most are 3 months to a year and/or a fine (depending on severity). Organizers get 5 to 8 years.

I don't know how many people they plan on actually convicting, but I think they're absolutely going to go after the ones that started it. Seems pretty fair and I've read that Cuba's prison system isn't caging so much as being forced to go to socialist camp and do farm labor for minimum wage. I don't know how fully they remove people from their communities, but I think the ones that accept the plan progressivo stuff get weekend release, conjugal visits, and basically just have to wear a shirt that says "I'm a reactionary".

Link to a report on the Plan Progressivo

  • invalidusernamelol [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    During the second stage, the prisoner is also allowed to use the pabellones conyugales, conjugal pavilions, so that married prisoners can maintain their relationships with their partners. The third stage involves parole from the institution (Cuban Ministry of Justice, 1985; Lockwood, 1969).

    This rehabilitation program is known as the Plan Progresivo, Progressive Plan, and each participant is expected to wear a prison uniform marked with the letter "P" (Amnesty International, 1987; Valladares, 1987). All of the ex-political prisoners studied in the present analysis (n=35) indicate that the Plan Progresivo is not optional in Cuban prisons. That is, political prisoners are expected to join the rehabilitation program. Once they do, prisoners are to be provided with "indispensable living conditions according to acceptable dietary, sanitary and hygienic norms", free hospitalization and medical care, socio-educational activities, general and technical professional education, and intense sport and recreational activities—the most important of which is baseball (Amnesty International, 1987; John, 1966). For three decades now, President Castro has maintained that most political prisoners who join this Plan will be released from prison within ayear or two (Halperin, 1981; Lockwood, 1969; Granma, September 25, 1988).

    Link to the full report

      • invalidusernamelol [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        I like the bit where all these reactionary farmers were being brought in after burning crops during land reform and they were like "bro, you're good with corn and pigs and shit, but wait till you hear about soil sciences" and sent them back out to be more productive farmers.

          • JuneFall [none/use name]
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            3 years ago

            If you dislike that, you will also dislike:

            https://twitter.com/pikhq/status/1394027016295436290

            https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/15/us/electric-shock-school.html

            • GenderIsOpSec [she/her]
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              3 years ago

              I knew about the shock-collar stuff, lovely to see that it's not the only type of torture they can dish out. Very cool and absolutely ethical. :negative:

    • SoyViking [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      That sounds rational and humane for a prison system. Certainly more humane than US prisons. The article is from before the fall of the USSR and Cuba has experienced a lot of hardship since then. Do you have any sources on Cuban prisons today?